The number showing a year's place in the Metonic lunar cycle, used to fix the date of Easter for that year.
金号码，金数（默冬章周数，用来确定该年复活节的日期）
Example sentencesExamples
Tables had been brought into use in 530 in which each year was given a golden number indicating its place in the cycle, most possibly so named because they were marked in gold in medieval calendars.
Definition of golden number in US English:
golden number
nounˈɡōldən ˈnəmbər
The number showing a year's place in the Metonic lunar cycle, used to fix the date of Easter for that year.
金号码，金数（默冬章周数，用来确定该年复活节的日期）
Example sentencesExamples
Tables had been brought into use in 530 in which each year was given a golden number indicating its place in the cycle, most possibly so named because they were marked in gold in medieval calendars.