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Mondstation

English translation: the stations of the Moon

13:52 May 10, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Astronomy & Space
German term or phrase: Mondstation
This is still the text about navigation in the Arab/Islamic world. Does "Mondstationen" mean "positions of the moon" or "phases of the moon"? The only definition I can find is "lunar base", which is several centuries out!

"Nautiker des Indischen Ozeans zogen ... bestimmte Auf- und Untergangszeiten der 28 **Mondstationen** als weiteres Hilfsmittel heran. Die Aufgänge bestimmter **Mondstationen** lieferten Indizen dafür, dass eine der festgelegten Positionen der beiden Sternen ... zum Pol zutrifft."

Thanks!
Rachel Ward
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:36
English translation:the stations of the Moon
Explanation:
The tradition of spiritual healing in Islam is based on the recognition of the ... to the letters of the Arabic alphabet and the stations of the moon. ...
www.science-spirit.org/article_detail.php?article_id=48

I am sure I have heard this phrase in English before
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CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 12:36
Grading comment
OK, thanks all, I'll go with the closest to the German.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3the stations of the Moon
CMJ_Trans (X)
3siehe Erklärung unten
Claudia Wening (X)
2lunar rising and setting points
Rebecca Garber


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siehe Erklärung unten


Explanation:
Ich denke, dass damit tatsächlich die Mondpositionen gemeint sind. Der Mond braucht 28 Tage für einen Umlauf um die Erde, hat also 28 mal eine Aufgangsposition und 28 mal eine Untergangsposition.
Mondphasen gibt es dagegen meines Wissens nur 4: Neumond, zunehmender Mond, Vollmond und abnehmender Mond.

Claudia Wening (X)
Local time: 12:36
Native speaker of: German
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the stations of the Moon


Explanation:
The tradition of spiritual healing in Islam is based on the recognition of the ... to the letters of the Arabic alphabet and the stations of the moon. ...
www.science-spirit.org/article_detail.php?article_id=48

I am sure I have heard this phrase in English before

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 12:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
OK, thanks all, I'll go with the closest to the German.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  vic voskuil: maybe as `moon stations` ;)
4 hrs
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
9 hrs
agree  Andras Malatinszky: Moon stations: http://www.sizes.com/time/moon_stations.htm
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lunar rising and setting points


Explanation:
These change according to the lunar cycle. At rising and setting, the position is spotted according to their relationship to the position of the fixed stars.

An additional aid in navigation is the shadow line on the moon, which also has a 28/29 day phase.

My refs are Hawai'ian, but should apply to your Arabic text as well.


    Reference: http://www.pvs-hawaii.com/navigation/summary.htm
    Reference: http://pvs.hawaii.org/navigate/navigate.html
Rebecca Garber
Local time: 06:36
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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