The moon takes 29.5 days to complete one synodic cycle. This cycle is what we observe from earth, and it is the cycle we would measure from, say, one full moon to the next. However, by the time a synodic cycle ends, the moon has rotated a little more than 360 degrees. This is hard to grasp and takes some time and thought. The rotation of bodies that are orbiting other bodies always presents a need to distinguish between synodic and sidereal rotation. The true, 360 degree sidereal rotation of the moon takes 27.32 earth days. See links on the moon, and on synodic and sidereal periods. Note: Many erroneously conclude that since the same face of the moon always orients toward earth this means that the moon cannot be rotating. However, if you imagine observing from the north the orbiting of the moon around the earth (the moon does orbit the earth-- another idea that some people don't believe), the only way that the same face orients toward earth is for the moon's orbital and rotational periods to be the same. The moon is tidally locked with earth, and this is what causes the orbital and rotational periods to be the same. The face of the moon does in fact change a little due to the phenomenon called libration, a topic beyond the scope of the question. == ==
Jeremiah Deem Tulsa - 27.322 days
16.68 days
The moon spins once on its axis every month; one sidereal period around earth is equal to one complete rotation on its axis. If the moon did not rotate, all of its surface would be visible from earth over the course of a month.
9hours and 55 minutes
27 days
About 24.6 hours.
27.32 days
About 28 days.
365 and 1 to 4 days
yes, it takes axpproximately 27 days
It takes 27.32 of the time interval that we call our "day".
Earth's moon does rotate on it's axis but it does it once each orbit of the Earth: every 27.3 days .
The moon has an axis, and as the moon orbits the Earth, it keeps the same face toward the earth. So the moon rotates on its axis the same length of time it takes to rotate the earth -28 days.
how long does it take for Mercury to rotate on its own axis IN ONE DAY
Eris takes approximately 550 Earth years to rotate on its axis.
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16.68 days
Both of these periods are exactly equal ... about 27.32 days.