Assertion: moon's longitude | /r/HasProperty | same ecliptic
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text: A new moon is defined as when the Moon has the same ecliptic longitude as the Sun, as seen from the center of the Earth; when the Sun, Moon and Earth are perfectly lined up.
text: In astronomy, the new moon is the first lunar phase, when the Moon and Sun have the same ecliptic longitude.
text: A New Moon is defined to occur when the Moon has the same ecliptic longitude as the Sun, as seen from the center of the Earth: i.e. when the Sun, Moon and Earth are almost on one line.
text: The tropical month is the time for the Moon to return to the same ecliptic longitude, i.e. measured from the equinox; it is slightly shorter than the sidereal month because of precession of the equinoxes.
text: As seen from the Earth, the time it takes for the Moon to return to a node, the draconic month, is less than the time it takes for the Moon to return to the same ecliptic longitude as the Sun: the synodic month.