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It means if you stand on the moon and a certain star is directly over your head,
the period of time it takes until the same star is directly over your head again.
That time is 27.32 days, which is not the same as the time it takes the moon to
go through a complete cycle of phases.
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How long does it take for the to moon rotate on its axis?
The sidereal rotation period of the Moon is just a bit under 27 days and 8 hours.
How long does it take for the moon to make 1 rotation?
27.3217 days. This is known as the moon's sidereal rotation period. The time between full moons is longer because the earth is going around the sun.
How long is a Jupiter sidereal day?
The sidereal rotation period is 9.925 hours
What is time time taken by moon to complete one rotation?
The moon takes approximately 27.3 days to complete one rotation on its axis. This period is known as its sidereal rotation period and is the same as its orbital period around the Earth.
How long is a day on the moon in earth days?
A "Moon" day is the period it takes to make one revolution on it's axis (or Sidereal rotation period) this is currently 27.321582 Earth days.
What is a complete turn around the earths axis called?
A complete rotation which takes up 1 day or 24 hours.
What is the sidereal rotation period of Ceres?
0.3781 days.
What is Mercury's rotation and revoution?
Sidereal Rotation: 58.646 earth daysRevolution: 87.97 days.
How long does it take for earth's moon It rotate once on its axis?
The Moon takes approximately 27.3 days to complete one full rotation on its axis. This period is known as a sidereal day and is the same amount of time it takes for the Moon to orbit the Earth. This synchronous rotation is why the same side of the Moon always faces Earth.
How many day ( time taken moon to spin once on axis?
The Moon takes approximately 27.3 days to complete one rotation on its axis, which is the same amount of time it takes to orbit the Earth. This synchronous rotation is why we always see the same side of the Moon from Earth. This period is known as a sidereal day.
What is the sidereal period of the moon in days?
27.32 of them
What is the sidereal rotation of the earth?
23 hours, 56 minutes and 4.1 seconds.
