How many days in a luner year?

Answer 1

There are several meanings of the word 'year.' I am referring to the astronomical concept that a 'year' is the time it takes something to orbit the Sun. It is easy to get caught up in the Moon's orbit around the Earth and the complicated calculations necessary to societies that use both Lunar and Solar (or mixtures of them) calendars. The Lunar year is NOT dependent on what the Moon LOOKS LIKE (the new Moon) from Earth. It is only dependent on when the Moon has completed a 360 degree journey around the Sun.

The only real problem is that the Moon's velocity is not constant. It is sometimes nearer, sometimes farther in its orbit of the Earth. When it is nearer, its orbital velocity is higher. When it is farther, its orbital velocity is lower.

If we start a race between the Earth and the Moon, perhaps at a moment of eclipse, when the Earth and Moon are both on a direct line to the Sun, then watch them race around and around, we can see that in all laps the Earth crosses the line after 365.25 Earth days - Earth's year. But if we watch this race for 20 Earth years, we will see that sometimes the Moon will cross the finish line ahead of the Earth, and sometimes the Moon will cross the finish line after the Earth. So the Lunar 'year' is not a constant figure.

If we wait long enough - a few thousand years? -we will see that the Earth and the Moon once again cross the exact same starting line in an eclipse. So, statistically, the Lunar year will average out to 365.25 days.

;-D But any one Lunar year will have more or less days depending on whether the Moon or the Earth actually crosses the finish line first.

Answer 2

a luner month is 28 days times by 13 equals 364,it takes just a little bit longer at 365 days for the full year,also we have leap year every 4 years,4 times 365 equals1460 plus 1 for leap year 1461 divide by 52 equals 28.096153

Answer 3

in a normal year, theres 365 1/4 days a lunar year has 366 which is why we only have feb 29 every 4 years.

Answer 4

that I don't know but I know that Tibetan astrology is based on the lunar cycle in comparison to western psychology which is "solar".

In fact Tibetans, live their lives according to a lunar calendar, and that is why they celebrate the Tibetan New Year Januaryor Fabruary...

some of the specific days of the lunar cycle are special days and have a specific meaning,
for istance, full moon is the day of Buddha and because moon signifies contemplation and meditation the day is dedicated to meditation so that advantage can be taken by this intensity of energy.

Answer 5

Well, a year is how long it takes an object to revolve around the object it is revolving around. In this case, the moon is revolving around the Earth. It takes the Moon 27.5 days to complete one orbit. So, a lunar year is 27.5 days.

Answer 6

The average time between successive new or full moons, equal to 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes. Also called synodic month .so one lunar year equal to 12 times of this..

Answer 7

354

Answer 8

I assume you mean Lunar year??
An astronomical year is the time it takes to go around the star (sun) and therefore is the same (roughly) as the Earth.

Answer 9

"Since there are about twelve lunations (synodic months) in a solar year, this period (354.37 days) is sometimes referred to as lunar year, corresponding to thirteen sidereal months (355.18 days). Lunisolar calendars that try to reconcile lunations with the solar year have to operate with intercalary months, resulting in a thirteen-month year every two or three years."

This, and more, on lunar year from Wikipedia, the free, online encyclopedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_year

Hope this helps!

Answer 10

365 and 1/4 days.