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The Earth and other planets rotate around the sun. When the part of the Earth you live n is facing the sun it is day. The moon rotates around the earth, this takes 24 hours and when the Moon is facing the part of the Earth you live in it is night, we can only see the moon, because ligh reflects upon it. Hope this helped!

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