Difference between Moon and Lunation

What is the difference between Moon and Lunation?

Moon as a noun is largest satellite of earth. while Lunation as a noun is a month of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase. on average, the number of days between full moons is about 29.5306 days. the actual number of days may differ from the average number by more than a half day. from one full moon to the next, the number of days in one lunation can vary between 29.272 and 29.833 days.

Moon

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Largest satellite of Earth. Any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet. A month, particularly a lunar month.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To display one's buttocks to, typically in jest, pejoratively, or in protest (usually followed by over or about) To fuss over adoringly or with great affection

Example sentence: I think we're going to the moon because it's in the nature of the human being to face challenges. It's by the nature of his deep inner soul... we're required to do these things just as salmon swim upstream.

Lunation

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a month of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase. On average, the number of days between Full Moons is about 29.5306 days. The actual number of days may differ from the average number by more than a half day. From one Full Moon to the next, the number of days in one lunation can vary between 29.272 and 29.833 days.The name or term given the irregular period from one new moon until the next.

We hope you now know whether to use Moon or Lunation in your sentence.

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