Lunar month circular, the speed of Earth's progression around the Sun varies during the year. Thus, the angular rate is faster nearer periapsis and slower near apoapsis. The same is so for the Moon's orbit around the Earth. Because of these variations in angular rate, the actual time between lunations may vary from about 29.18 to about 29.93 days. The long-term average duration is days (29 d 12 h 44 min 2.8016 s). The synodic month is used to calculate eclipse cycles. It is customary to specify positions of celestial bodies with respect to the vernal equinox. Because of Earth's precession of
How to Grow a Band July 2011, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in October 2011, the 2012 Vancouver International Film Festival and the CBGB Film Festival in New York. "How to Grow a Band" opened theatrically in New York April 12, 2012 and screened in cities the US throughout 2012. The film was released digitally by Cinedigm in April 2013 on iTunes, Netflix, Hulu and other platforms in the US and UK. Following a successful Kickstarter campaign, the film was released in 2014 on DVD and Blu-Ray in a 2-disc deluxe edition that includes the 90 minute film plus a second disc featuring 3 hours of previously