Lunar Year
A calendar year based on the cycles of the moon, typically consisting of twelve lunar months and about eleven days shorter than a solar year.
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A year measured according to the phases of the moon, used in calendars such as the Islamic Hijri calendar.
Urdu
ایک قمری سال، جو چاند کے چکروں پر مبنی ہوتا ہے اور شمسی سال سے تقریباً گیارہ دن مختصر ہوتا ہے۔
Hindi
एक चंद्र वर्ष, जो चांद के चक्रों पर आधारित होता है और सौर वर्ष से लगभग ग्यारह दिन छोटा होता है।
The Islamic calendar follows a lunar year, which is why religious dates shift earlier each solar year.
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solar year
Practice
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Because the Islamic calendar follows a , Ramadan falls about eleven days earlier each year.