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The Moon actually orbits the Earth, which it does in 28 days, but if you consider the Earth and the Moon as a double system, then the Moon orbits the Sun once a year, just as the Earth does. The Moon is much closer to the Earth than the Earth and the Moon are to the Sun.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe moon does not orbit the sun independently; it orbits the earth. So the moon orbits the sun in about 365 and a quarter days, just like earth. Same as the Earth 365 1/4 days Same as the Earth 365 1/4 days
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∙ 15y agoThe Moon does not orbit the Sun as such. It orbits Earth and it is the Earth that orbits the Sun. It takes Earth a year to orbit the Sun and the Moon is orbiting Earth as it does so.
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How long does it takes the moon to orbit around the sun?
Since the Moon is always orbiting Earth, both Earth and Moon together orbit the Sun in 1 year.
Can the moon orbit around the sun?
The moon does orbit the Sun. Locked in orbit around the Earth, as the Earth orbits the Sun, the moon orbits the Sun.
How many day does the moon orbit the sun?
The Moon does not orbit the Sun. It orbits the Earth.
How long the moon takes to orbit the earth and the earth to orbit the sun?
It takes 27.3 days for the Moon to complete one full orbit around the Earth. how long does it take for the earth to rotate around the sun? It takes exactly 365 and a quarter days for the earth to orbit around the sun once.
Why doesn't the moon orbit around the sun like the earth does?
The moon does orbit the sun. The moon orbits round the earth, while both earth and the moon orbits round the sun.
How long does it take for the sun to orbit the moon?
Quite simply, the Sun DOESN'T orbit the Moon.
How long does the moon taake to orbit the sun?
It takes a year to orbit the sun a year and a quarter
How long does it takes the moon to orbit around the sun?
Since the Moon is always orbiting Earth, both Earth and Moon together orbit the Sun in 1 year.
Can the moon orbit around the sun?
The moon does orbit the Sun. Locked in orbit around the Earth, as the Earth orbits the Sun, the moon orbits the Sun.
How long does it take for callisto to orbit the sun?
Since Callisto is a moon of Jupiter, it orbits the Sun together with Jupiter - and takes just as long as Jupiter to orbit the Sun.
How long dos it take for the moon to orbiting the sun?
The moon doesn't orbit the sun, it orbits Earth and Earth orbits the sun
How many day does the moon orbit the sun?
The Moon does not orbit the Sun. It orbits the Earth.
How long does it take for earth and the moon to orbit the sun?
365.25 days
How long the moon takes to orbit the earth and the earth to orbit the sun?
It takes 27.3 days for the Moon to complete one full orbit around the Earth. how long does it take for the earth to rotate around the sun? It takes exactly 365 and a quarter days for the earth to orbit around the sun once.
What causes the moon to orbit around the sun?
the moon doesent orbit the sun, the earth orbits the sun and the moon orbits the earth.
How long does it take for earth moon to orbit around the sun?
One orbit around the Sun is what determines what one year is. Your answer is, "one year".
How long does it take Juliet to orbit the sun?
Juliet is a moon of Uranus. It will orbit the Sun in the same time as Uranus. See related question.
