UNIVERSE
SOLAR STRUCTURE
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Question
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It orbits the earth
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orbit at an angle with respect to the Earth’s orbit around the Sun.
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doesn’t shine on its own; it reflects sunlight
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Sidreal month and Synodic Month
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it has a vertical perspective in different sides
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Moon’s sidereal orbital period (the sidereal month) is 27.3 days; this is the time interval that the Moon takes to orbit 360° around the Earth relative to the “fixed” stars. The period of the lunar phases (the synodic month), e.g. the full moon to full moon period, is longer at 29.5 days.
Detailed explanation-2: -The synodic month, or complete cycle of phases of the Moon as seen from Earth, averages 29.530588 mean solar days in length (i.e., 29 days 12 hours 44 minutes 3 seconds); because of perturbations in the Moon’s orbit, the lengths of all astronomical months vary slightly.…
Detailed explanation-3: -A synodic period is the time required for a given body to return to a given position relative to Earth. A sidereal period is the time required for a given body to return to the same position relative to the stars.
Detailed explanation-4: -It travels around our planet once every 27.322 days in an elliptical orbit, an elongated circle. The Moon is tidally locked with Earth, which means that it spins on its axis exactly once each time it orbits our planet.