Dictionary term
Draconic Month
Direct answer
Draconic Month: A Draconic Month is the mean interval for the Moon to return to the same orbital node.
- Source
- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Calendars & Timekeeping
- Also appears in
- Calendars & Timekeeping
- Aliases
- None listed
- Last updated
- 2026-07-16
Quick reference
- Use when
- Use Draconic Month in eclipse geometry, nodal cycles, and comparisons of lunar orbital periods.
- Do not use it for
- Do not confuse the historical dragon name with a physical object or supernatural cause.
- Reference category
- Calendars & Timekeeping
- Related terms
- Anomalistic Month, Tropical Month, Calendar, Julian Date
The story behind Draconic Month
The name refers to the ancient dragon imagery associated with the lunar nodes and eclipse lore.
Draconic Month in spiritual tradition
Spiritually, the draconic month can turn old eclipse imagery into careful study of orbital crossings.
The Great Almanac frames Draconic Month with educational restraint. Mystical or symbolic language may be meaningful, but it should not be exaggerated into certainty, panic, or permission to ignore ordinary responsibility.
Draconic Month in the Bible
This is a factual calendar, astronomy, Earth-science, cultural-history, or observational reference. It can support wonder and practical planning without becoming a claim of fate, spiritual causation, or private revelation.
Draconic Month in numerology
Draconic Month is not a numerology claim. Any numbers attached to it should retain their ordinary scientific, calendrical, navigational, or historical meaning unless a separate symbolic interpretation is clearly labeled.
Why Draconic Month matters
Node recurrence determines when the Moon can again be near the ecliptic plane where eclipses are possible.
Example in a reading: At about 27.21 days, the draconic month is shorter than both the sidereal and anomalistic months.
Interpretive caution: Do not confuse the historical dragon name with a physical object or supernatural cause.
How Draconic Month is used in a reading
Use Draconic Month in eclipse geometry, nodal cycles, and comparisons of lunar orbital periods.
Where interpretation stops
Draconic Month is presented as sourced astronomy, calendrical, Earth-science, cultural, or instrument-history reference. Definitions should distinguish measured phenomena from civil convention and historical interpretation, preserve location and time dependencies, and avoid turning factual sky data into a deterministic personal claim.
Sources and editorial method
Research references used for this entry include:
- U.S. Naval Observatory: Astronomical Almanac Glossary - Reference definitions for astronomical periods, coordinates, dates, and time scales.
The page starts with a direct definition, then separates use, example, caution, spiritual meaning, and historical context. For astrology, occult, demonology, curse, and spiritual warfare terms, the editorial rule is to explain the term without making fear-based, fatalistic, medical, legal, financial, or ritual-instruction claims.
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