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==Nights of the month==
A typical lunar month cycle lasts for 29.53 days. Each night carries a name according to the Maramataka. For example, Whiro is the first night of the new moon, Tirea is the second night, and so on until Mutuwhenua, the last night. The cycle starts again with the appearance of the next new moon, with Whiro, Tirea, and so on. The night names are as follows:
# Tirea▼
# Whiro
▲# Tirea
# Ohoata
# Oue
# Okoro
# Tamatea
# Tamatea-ngana
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# Mawharu
# Atua
# Ohua
# Turu
# Rakau-nui
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