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lunar month

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lunar month
[lo̅o̅′nər]
Etymology: L, luna, moon; AS, monath, month
a period of 4 weeks or 28 days, approximately the time required for the moon to revolve about the earth.


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It is celebrated on the first day of the lunar month of Kartik, which comes in the month of October or November.
Riyadh, September 17, SPA -- The Supreme Court has called on all Muslims in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to sight the crescent of the Lunar Month of Shawwal on Saturday evening(Ramadan 29,1430H) according to Umm Al-Qura Calendar, corresponding to September 19, 2009.
KUWAIT, Sept 16 (KUNA) -- The crescent sighting authority announced that it will meet at 6:30 pm on Saturday at Kuwait institute for judicial and legal studies to look out for the crescent of the new lunar month of "Shawwal" to determine day of Eid Al-Fitr.
 
 
 
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