Islamic calendar lunar months begin precisely at the time of the monthly "conjunction", when the Moon is located most directly between the Earth and the Sun. The month is defined as the average duration of a revolution of the Moon around the Earth (29.53 days). By convention, months of 30 days and 29 days succeed each other, adding up over two successive months to 59 full days. This leaves only a small monthly variation of 44 minutes to account for, which adds up to a total of 24 hours (i.e., the equivalent of one full day) in 2.73 years. To settle accounts,
Minutes and Seconds - Live release. Credits for "Minutes and Seconds - Live" adapted from liner notes. Minutes and Seconds - Live Minutes and Seconds - Live is the first full-length live album by English singer-songwriter Alison Moyet, released on 10 November 2014 by Cooking Vinyl. The album features live cuts from her 2013-14 "The Minutes Tour". While the majority of the set is made up of new material from her 2013 album, "The Minutes", the set also includes songs from Moyet's back catalogue, including songs by her former band, Yazoo. The album's recordings were captured at various venues. Moyet added and discarded songs throughout