The correlation with the Synodic rotation of the Sun was practically perfect.
"Disturbing Sun"
Robert Shirley Richardson
You see it takes about twelve days for an S-Region to pass across the face of the Sun, since the Synodic rotation is twenty-seven point three days.
"Disturbing Sun"
Robert Shirley Richardson
On the other hand, the exact time of the Synodic revolution of the moon is 29d, 12h, 44m, 2.87s.
"Our Calendar"
George Nichols Packer