The Nautical Encyclopedia
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

Golden Number

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The moon's cycle is a period of 19 solar years, and after that the new and full moon occurs the same day of the year as 19 years before. The golden number shows the years of the moon's cycle, reckoning from 1 to 19.

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