draconic month mâh-e gowzahri (#), ~ gerehi (#) Fr.: mois draconitique The time interval between two successive passages of the Moon through its → ascending node, 27.212 220 days (27d 5h 5 m 35.8s). Draconic month is important for predicting → eclipses. Also called draconitic month, nodical month. Draconic, adj. of dragon, → Draco, referring to a mythological dragon for the following reason. Since an eclipse occurs when the Earth, the Sun, and a node are aligned and moreover the Moon is situated near the node, it was believed that a dragon that resided in the node swallowed the Sun or the Moon. → month. Mâh, → month. |
nodical month mâh-e gerehi (#), ~ gowzahri (#) Fr.: mois draconitique The time interval between two successive passages of the Moon through its ascending node (27.212220 days, i.e., 27 days 5 hours 5 minutes 35.8 seconds). Nodical month is important for predicting eclipses. Also called → draconic month. Nodical adj. of → node; → month. Mâh, → month; gerehi, adj. of gereh, → node; gowzahri→ draconic month. |