GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Does the Moon orbit Earth? Yes. The Moon takes about one month to orbit Earth (27.3 days to complete a revolution, but 29.5 days to change from New Moon to New Moon). As the Moon completes each 27.3-day orbit around Earth, both Earth and the Moon are moving around the Sun.

Detailed explanation-2: -The moon orbits counterclockwise around the Earth. Orbit is slightly elliptical and distance from Earth varies 6 %. Period of the orbit is about 27.3 days. This is called the SIDERIAL PERIOD or SIDEREAL MONTH.

Detailed explanation-3: -Quick Answer: The Moon orbits the Earth just over 13 times per year. The word month is derived from the time the Moon takes to complete one set of its phases from new moon, to full, and back to new again. This time also reflects the Moon’s complete orbit around Earth, which is exactly 27 days 7 hours, and 43 minutes.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Moon makes a complete orbit around the Earth approximately once every 28 days. This means that the Moon orbits the Earth around 13 times in a year.