The Moon's path through the Constellations/Stars an interesting Fact!
- ginasparksgs
- Mar 26
- 1 min read
The Moon's path through the constellations is a witness to the 364-day solar year. Both the Sun and Moon travel through each of the 12 constellations every year. The sun will travel through one of the constellations each month 30 days. The Moon will travel through each constellation 13 times a year at a 28-day rotation from the time the moon enters each constellation until it returns to the same constellation. 13x28=364 days that the moon and each of the 12 constellation witnesses to the suns 364-day year.
With considering the moon's cycle (from new moon to new moon) you get a moon cycle of 354 days a year with 12 cycles of phases which is 29.5 days per cycle.
This is a totally different way of looking at the moon and the number of days in a year.
When looking at the moon without being concerned with what phase the moon is in but looking at a starting point with a star as the marker you come up with a 364-day year.
This is something I think we need to consider with the Zadokite Priestly Calendar.
Rachel Elior in her book, "The Three Temples" on page 99 talks about Enoch and the 13 cycles of the moon. In three years, the moon is behind, and a 13th cycle has to be added if going by moon phases. If going by the stars or constellations the moon would have a 364-day year without an added cycle every three years. The thing to figure out would be the starting point of the moon and which star would they have used?
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