lunisolar
Two celestial bodies
Lunisolar describes a calendar or system based on both the moon's phases and the sun's annual cycle.
The Jewish and Chinese calendars are lunisolar—months follow lunar cycles, but periodic adjustments keep the calendar aligned with solar seasons.
The lunisolar calendar adds a leap month every few years.
Distinct periods in sequence
- moonNatural planetary satellite
- sunEarth's primary star
- solsticeDay of maximum tilt
- equinoxSun crosses celestial midline
celestial · orbit · ecliptic · sidereal · synodic · perigee · apogee · nodal
Insertion between existing elements
- synodicRelating to orbital alignments
- epochDistinct historical period
- monthYear's twelfth part
- yearTwelve-month duration
Hebrew · Chinese · Hindu · Buddhist · Tibetan · Korean · Vietnamese · Japanese
Buddhist commemoration day
- DiwaliHindu festival of lights
- PassoverFestival of liberation
- EasterResurrection commemoration day
- SukkotJewish autumn harvest commemoration
mooncake · lantern · celebration · observance
Gradual retreat seaward
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- neapTide of least range
- tidalOf sea rhythms
- gravitationalRelating to mass-based attraction
pull · coastal · estuary · moonrise · moonset · syzygy · intertidal
phases
Distinct periods in sequence
equinox · celestial · orbit · ecliptic · sidereal · synodic · perigee · apogee · nodal · anomalistic
intercalation
Insertion between existing elements
year · Hebrew · Chinese · Hindu · Buddhist · Tibetan · Korean · Vietnamese · Japanese · Babylonian
Vesak
Buddhist commemoration day
Sukkot · mooncake · lantern · celebration · observance
ebb
Gradual retreat seaward
gravitational · pull · coastal · estuary · moonrise · moonset · syzygy · intertidal
umbra
Complete shadow region
- penumbraRegion of partial illumination
- totalityComplete aggregate amount
- coronaStar's outermost atmosphere
syzygy · occultation · annular · partial · shadow · transit · magnitude · obscuration
planting
Placing seeds in earth
paddy · rice · crop · seasonal · irrigation · frost · reaping · threshing · cultivation · timing
lunisolarlunar
Of the moon
solar · solar calendar · lunar calendar · stellar · sidereal
- lunisolar calendarTime system using both luminaries