a religious memorial service held for the deceased one month after their funeral.

A period of time between two consecutive passages of the Moon through the same orbital node. The draconic month is shorter than the sidereal month, due to precession of the Moon's orbit. An average one lasts 27 days, 5 hours, 5 minutes, 35.8 seconds.

(archaic) honeymoon

Synonym of sidereal month

The time in which the moon passes round the ecliptic to the same star: 27.3217 days.

(now historical) A quantity of tax paid by electorates or other constituent states to the Holy Roman Empire. Abbreviated as RM.

Synonym of tropical month

In the Jewish calendar or other lunisolar calendars, an extra month added to the usual 12 months because the solar year is slightly longer than 12 lunar months.

Alternative form of time of the month

(astronomy) A month as reckoned from one conjunction of the moon with the sun to another.