University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten From Antiquity to 3D Modeling: The Moon Machine : 7th International Conference on Creative\Media/Technologies (IConCMT), 2025 Observing the lunar cycles has been relevant to humankind for millennia, and already in ancient Babylon their fundamental laws were discovered: 19 solar years correspond to almost exactly 235 synodic lunar months or full cycles of moon phases. This so-called Metonic cycle provides a framework for building lunisolar calendars by synchronizing the solar with the lunar year. The Metonic cycle can be visualized using the machine metaphor, and turned into a virtual online and even a mechanical, 3D-printable moon phase calculator. This article has been double-blind peer reviewed. en TEXT conference object Konferenzveröffentlichung Risultato di convegno Text conference object Text Konferenzveröffentlichung Documento PDF Risultato di convegno Experimental archaeology ÖFOS 2012 -- HUMANITIES (6) -- History, Archaeology (601) -- History, Archaeology (6010) -- Experimental archaeology (601025) astronomy moon lunar phases metonic cycle 3d printing science history Experimentelle Archäologie ÖFOS 2012 -- GEISTESWISSENSCHAFTEN (6) -- Geschichte, Archäologie (601) -- Geschichte, Archäologie (6010) -- Experimentelle Archäologie (601025) 02.01 Geschichte der Wissenschaft und Kultur Allgemeine Werke und Philosophie -- Wissenschaft und Kultur allgemein -- Wissenschaft und Kultur allgemein: Allgemeines -- Geschichte der Wissenschaft und Kultur Astronomie Sternkunde Himmelskunde Astronomy Mondphase Mond / Phase 3D-Druck 3D-Print 3D-Drucken 3D Printing Binder Jetting 3D-Druckverfahren Wissenschaftsgeschichte Thomas Weibel Experimentelle Archäologie Experimental archaeology Astronomie Mondphase 3D-Druck Wissenschaftsgeschichte 02.01 Geschichte der Wissenschaft und Kultur