KnowraBabylonian astronomyLinked fromLinked fromThe 45 pages that link to Babylonian astronomy, each with the reason it gives.All 45Broader topic 2Related 31Narrower topic 12Lunar calendarNarrower topic: Babylonian records helped establish methods for predicting lunar cycles and managing months.EphemerisNarrower topic: Babylonian scholars developed some of the earliest known systematic planetary prediction schemes.Lunisolar calendarNarrower topic: Long observational records supported decisions about when to insert extra months.Full moonNarrower topic: Babylonian records helped establish long-running methods for predicting lunar phenomena.ZodiacNarrower topic: Babylonian astronomers developed the zodiac’s twelve-sign framework.AlmanacNarrower topic: Its long observational records helped establish traditions of astronomical prediction later used in almanacs.Astronomical tablesNarrower topic: Babylonian scholars developed early numerical procedures and records for predicting celestial events.Planetary weekNarrower topic: Babylonian planetary traditions helped establish the seven-day cycle’s celestial associations.Saros cycleNarrower topic: Babylonian astronomers recognized eclipse recurrences that underlie the Saros period.Piscis AustrinusNarrower topic: Mesopotamian star traditions contributed to the older background of Greek constellation lore.Age of AquariusNarrower topic: Babylonian zodiac traditions helped establish the celestial framework later used to discuss astrological ages.NabonassarNarrower topic: The chronology beginning with Nabonassar supported the transmission of Babylonian observations.