Cycle of the moon

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a period of 19 years, after the lapse of which the new and full moon returns to the same day of the year; - so called from Meton, who first proposed it.

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In the Western calendar, this coincides with the dark cycle of the moon that comes at the end of September or early October.

Healing into the oneness of spirit through honoring our ancestors by Mayatitananda, Sri Swamini / New Life Journal

Month" was once connected to a cycle of the moon, but we have 13 such cycles in a year, yet only 12 "months".

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In the waxing cycle of the moon, seeds germinated almost overnight, in the waning cycle, roots strengthened and took hold.

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