Magic.
The Moon orbits around the Earth in just over 27 days. One complete set of the Moon's phase changes is commonly called a "lunar cycle" and that takes a little longer because the Earth and Moon orbit the Sun. That's the Moon's "solar day". (The word 'month' derives from the word 'Moon', and refers to this lunar cycle of roughly 29 days.) The Moon does not orbit around the Sun independently of Earth. The Moon does orbit around the Sun, but only because the Moon orbits the Earth and accompanies the Earth in its yearly journey around the Sun. These are just the basics; we won't get into precise definitions of orbital periods, or precise lengths of time of various movements.
The Moon also rotates on its axis (in one "sidereal day"). It completes one rotation during the course of one orbit around the Earth. This is because the Moon is 'tidally locked' with the planet Earth. So, the Moon rotates one full time during the course of one orbit. The fact that one rotation of the Moon is equal to one lunar orbit around the Earth is what causes the same side to always face Earth (with some slight differences that we won't cover here). A lunar "year", the Moon's orbital period around the Sun, is almost exactly the same length as an Earth year.
So, a day and a year on the Moon are NOT the same length.
It's the Moon's "sidereal day" that equals its period of revolution around the Earth.
The moon rotates around it's axis (in it's day) in the same amount of time as it orbits the Earth (it's year).
There is no particular significance to "year" on the Moon. We would say that the Moon goes around the Earth in one "month", and in that case, yes, the lunar day is equal to the month.
Magic.
Because the Moon Turns Slower Then The Earth.
The length of a "day" on the moon is 29 Earth days.
The moon rotates on it's axis within the same period of time the moon orbits the earth, therefore only the "near side" of the moon can be seen from Earth. Technically the moon's "year" and the moon's "day" are equal length.
The length of day on moon is (27.32 EARTH DAYS)27.32 days is the length of a sidereal day.The length of a lunar solar day (the time it takes the sun to appear in the same spot overhead) is 29.5 days. This is because as the moon turns, it also travels along its orbit about the sun.
Magic.
Because the Moon Turns Slower Then The Earth.
Because the Moon Turns Slower Then The Earth.
A day on the moon is 29.5 Earth days. The moon takes 27.3 days to fully orbit the Earth. This is called a sidereal day.
The length of a "day" on the moon is 29 Earth days.
It isn't. A "day on the Moon" is about 29.5 Earth days; a year is about 365 days.
it's because the moon is tidally locked to the earth, with the near side always facing the planet the moon completes only 1 rotation for every time it goes around the earth.
The moon rotates on it's axis within the same period of time the moon orbits the earth, therefore only the "near side" of the moon can be seen from Earth. Technically the moon's "year" and the moon's "day" are equal length.
Because the months are not the same length as the time between full moons. The months are not even all the same length as each other, so there's no way they could match up with anything that always takes the same length of time.
The length of day on moon is (27.32 EARTH DAYS)27.32 days is the length of a sidereal day.The length of a lunar solar day (the time it takes the sun to appear in the same spot overhead) is 29.5 days. This is because as the moon turns, it also travels along its orbit about the sun.
29.5 earth days is one moon day wich is the length of the moons day
no it is not