héng
xīng
yuè

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Meaning of 恒星月

恒星月 means sidereal month; the actual time required for the Moon to complete one orbit around Earth relative to the fixed stars. Pronounced héng xīng yuè.

  • sidereal month; the actual time required for the Moon to complete one orbit around Earth relative to the fixed stars

Definitions & Examples

héng
xīng
yuè
děng
272
tiān7
7
xiǎo7
shí
43
fēn4
11.53
miǎo
 1
 1
 .
 5
 
 

One sidereal month equals 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, and 11.5 seconds.

Tiān
wén
xué
jiā
tōng
guò
guān
héng
xīng
lái
què
dìng
héng
xīng
yuè
de
jīng
què
cháng
 

Astronomers determine the precise length of a sidereal month by observing fixed stars.

Héng
xīng
yuè
shuò
wàng
yuè
duǎn
yuē
liǎng
tiān
 

The sidereal month is about two days shorter than the synodic month.

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