Convert month (synodic) to hour (sidereal)
Please provide values below to convert month (synodic) [None] to hour (sidereal) [None], or Convert hour (sidereal) to month (synodic).
How to Convert Month (Synodic) to Hour (Sidereal)
1 None = 710.674584883147 None
Example: convert 15 None to None:
15 None = 15 × 710.674584883147 None = 10660.1187732472 None
Month (Synodic) to Hour (Sidereal) Conversion Table
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Month (Synodic)
A month (synodic) is the average period of the Moon's orbit around the Earth, approximately 29.53 days, used to measure time in lunar and calendar systems.
History/Origin
The concept of a month originates from ancient lunar calendars based on the Moon's phases. Various civilizations, including the Babylonians and Romans, structured their calendars around lunar cycles, leading to the development of the synodic month as a standard measure.
Current Use
The synodic month is used in lunar calendars, such as the Islamic calendar, and influences the calculation of lunar phases, religious observances, and timekeeping in astronomy.
Hour (Sidereal)
An hour (sidereal) is a unit of time based on the Earth's rotation relative to distant stars, equal to approximately 3,894 seconds, used primarily in astronomy.
History/Origin
The sidereal hour originated from the ancient division of the day based on Earth's rotation relative to the stars, differing from the solar hour by about 4 minutes, and has been used historically in astronomy for precise timekeeping.
Current Use
Sidereal hours are mainly used in astronomy and astrophysics to measure celestial events and the Earth's rotation relative to distant celestial objects, rather than in everyday timekeeping.