A hectaëteris is the Greek name for the period over 100 tropical years (also known as a tropical century or hectade or centade) where the Moon phase occurs over 5 days later.
It corresponds to 1,237 synodic months, 1,337.0100713736433 sidereal months, 1,342.387255070837 draconic months, 1,325.7098123607332 anomalistic months, and 36,529.337310185234 days.
It corresponds to 1,237 synodic months, 1,337.0100713736433 sidereal months, 1,342.387255070837 draconic months, 1,325.7098123607332 anomalistic months, and 36,529.337310185234 days.
Ben: The first full moon of 2022 was January 17.
Gregory: What's so special about that?
Ben: Betty White would've turned 100.
Gregory: She was special.
Ben: This means a full moon occurred around 5 days before she was born.
Gregory: I see.
Ben: Because January's full moon in 2022 was a hectaëteris after January's full moon in 1922, which was 37 years before the year Kirstie Alley was born.
Gregory: You mean 1959.
Ben: Yeah, on January 12.
Gregory: I see.
Ben: May she rest in peace as well.
Gregory: Sad.
Gregory: What's so special about that?
Ben: Betty White would've turned 100.
Gregory: She was special.
Ben: This means a full moon occurred around 5 days before she was born.
Gregory: I see.
Ben: Because January's full moon in 2022 was a hectaëteris after January's full moon in 1922, which was 37 years before the year Kirstie Alley was born.
Gregory: You mean 1959.
Ben: Yeah, on January 12.
Gregory: I see.
Ben: May she rest in peace as well.
Gregory: Sad.
by gregben October 2, 2023