9 And during this period the day becomes daily longer and the night nightly shorter to the thirtieth morning. (ENO) 10 On that day the day is longer than the night by a ninth part, and the day amounts exactly to ten parts and the night to eight parts. (ENO) 11 And the sun rises from that fourth portal, and sets in the fourth and returns to the fifth portal of the east thirty mornings, and rises from it and sets in the fifth portal. (ENO)
Book of Enoch 72:9–11
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Book of Enoch 72:15–17
15 And the sun mounts up to make the day shorter and the night longer, and the sun returns to the east and enters into the sixth portal, and rises from it and sets thirty mornings. (ENO) 16 And when thirty mornings are accomplished, the day decreases by exactly one part,… (ENO) 17 … (ENO)
Book of Enoch 72:21–23
21 And the sun rises from that portal and sets in the west, and returns to the east and rises thirty mornings in the third portal and sets in the west in the third portal. (ENO) 22 And on that day the night becomes longer than the day, and night becomes longer than night,… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 72:29–31
29 And the sun has returned and entered into the second portal in the east, and returns on those his divisions of his orbit for thirty mornings, rising and setting. (ENO) 30 And on that day the night decreases in length, and the night amounts to ten parts and the day to e… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 72:25–27
25 And the sun rises on that day from that second portal and sets in the west in the second portal, and returns to the east into the first portal for one-and-thirty mornings, and sets in the first portal in the west of the heaven. (ENO) 26 And on that day the night become… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 72:33–35
33 And the length of the day and of the night, and the shortness of the day and of the night arise—through the course of the sun these distinctions are made (lit. ‘they are separated’). (ENO) 34 So it comes that its course becomes daily longer, and its course nightly shor… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 74:16–17
16 [For in 8 years she falls behind to the amount of 80 days], all the days she falls behind in 8 years are 80. (ENO) 17 And the year is accurately completed in conformity with their world-stations and the stations of the sun, which rise from the portals through which it… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 73:3–5
3 And her rising and setting change every month: and her days are like the days of the sun, and when her light is uniform (i.e. full) it amounts to the seventh part of the light of the sun. (ENO) 4 And thus she rises. And her first phase in the east comes forth on the t… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 73:7–8
7 And she sets with the sun, and when the sun rises the moon rises with him and receives the half of one part of light, and in that night in the beginning of her morning [in the commencement of the lunar day] the moon sets with the sun, and is invisible that ni… (ENO)
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