Definition
Plural of epact; multiple instances of the numerical days added to align solar and lunar calendars.
Etymology
Simple plural form of 'epact' with the standard '-s' suffix. Used when discussing multiple year values in a calendar cycle.
Kelly Says
A 19-year Metonic cycle contains 19 different epacts—ancient astronomers discovered that lunar and solar calendars realign perfectly every 19 years, which is why the same Easter dates repeat on a roughly 19-year schedule.
Translations
CACatalà
epàctes
eh-PAK-tes
CSČeština
epackty
eh-PAK-tee
DADansk
epakter
eh-PAK-ter
DEDeutsch
Epäkte
eh-PAK-tuh
ELΕλληνικά
ημερολογιακές περιόδους
eh-meh-roh-loh-gee-ak-ees pe-ree-oh-doo-se
ESEspañol
epactos
eh-PAK-tos
FAفارسی
دورهها
dor-eh-ha
FISuomi
epackit
eh-PAK-kit
FRFrançais
époques
eh-pohk
IDBahasa Indonesia
epact
eh-PAK-t
ITItaliano
epacti
eh-PAK-tee
MSBahasa Melayu
epact
eh-PAK-t
NLNederlands
epacta
eh-PAK-ta
NONorsk
epakter
eh-PAK-ter
PLPolski
epakty
eh-PAK-tee
PTPortuguês
epactos
eh-PAK-tos
RORomână
epacte
eh-PAK-teh
RUРусский
эпохи
eh-POH-kee
SVSvenska
epakter
eh-PAK-ter
SWKiswahili
epacts
eh-PAK-ts
TAதமிழ்
காலங்கள்
kaalaangkal
TRTürkçe
epaktlar
eh-PAK-tlar
UKУкраїнська
епохи
eh-POH-kee
VITiếng Việt
chu kỳ
chu-ky