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lunar calendar

type of calendar, based on observations of the lunar cycle
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lunar calendar
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Summary

lunar calendar is a type of calendar[1]. It draws 4,940 Wikipedia views per month (type of calendar category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: calendar system[3]
  • Commons category: Lunar calendars[4]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Lunar calendars[5]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[6]
  • Permanent duplicated item: Лунарни календар[7]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[8]

Why It Matters

lunar calendar has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1FhMrE
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37444|batch #37444]]: Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) (P14541) 2"
  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → type of calendar
    Permanent duplicated item → Лунарни календар
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Instance of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007394394205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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