Eclipse year - Shokunen (English spelling)

Japanese: 食年 - しょくねん(英語表記)eclipse year
Eclipse year - Shokunen (English spelling)
The period between the passage of the Sun through one of the nodes of the ecliptic and the next. It is called the synodic period of the lunar nodes. It lasts about 346.62 days and is one of the cycles of eclipses. A 19-eclipse year is called a Saros, and when combined with other conditions, it is the most noticeable cycle of eclipses.

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Japanese:
太陽が白道と黄道の交点の1つを通過してから次にそこを通過するまでの時間。月の交点の会合周期にあたる。その長さは約 346.62日で,食の周期の一つである。 19食年をサロスといい,他の条件と相まって,最も顕著な食の周期となる。

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