Basically because the moon revolves around the earth so therefore it circles the sun to. It doesn't orbit it but it does go around it.
What do you mean "if it could"? The Moon does circle the Sun, together with planet Earth. Once a year.
Once a year since it's in our orbit.
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The moon circles the earth...
Earth takes 365 days (1 year) to revolve around Sun Moon takes 29.5 days (1 Month) to revolve around Earth So Moon would complete approx. 12 revolutions (that's why we have 12 months) in 1 Year
the earth is a bit flattened but the moon has a brilliant circle
actually several comets circle the sun a year!
Well, last time I checked, the moon orbited the earth, not the sun. You might , however, argue, that it orbits the sun TOGETHER with earth, then it would take a year to make a full circle around it.
as the planets and moons circle around the sun, the moon gets less and less light from the sun and the light it gets from the sun is known as the phase.. when the sun hits the whole moon it is a full moon and so on
When the sun and moon are on opposite sides of the earth. The moon will be a complete circle and visible all night.
the earth is a bit flattened but the moon has a brilliant circle
A year is longer. Since the moon is caught by the earths gravity, it takes the same amount of time to circle the sun. An apparent day on the moon, sunrise to the following sunrise, takes 29.5 days, around a month.