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It takes the moon 29 days or about 1 month to orbit the earth.

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What is gravity on this is one sixth of what it is on earth. It takes 28 days to go round the earth?

The gravitational pull on the "moon" is one-sixth that of Earth's. It takes about 28 days for the Moon to complete one orbit around Earth.


What causes the moon to orbit the Earth?

The moon orbits the Earth due to the gravitational pull between the two objects. This gravitational force keeps the moon in its orbit around the Earth.


What direction relative to an observer on the earth's surface does the moon travel in its orbit?

In this case, there is 'true' motion, and there is 'apparent' motion. To an observer on earth, the moon 'appears' to rise in the east and set in the west, just like the sun. But in fact the moon travels from west to east in its orbit around the earth. From a perspective far about the earth and to the north, the moon travels counter-clockwise around the earth. It is the relatively rapid daily spin of the earth from west to east that causes the apparent motion. The moon takes a whole month to orbit earth; in that time 27+ days have gone by on earth.


The side of the moon that faces the sun is always illuminated but that side does not always face Earth The different phases of the moon are caused by the moons 28-day?

The Moon has a "day" which is the same as a month; about 29 days. The "days" and "nights" on the moon are 14.5 days each.We always see the same side of the Moon ('the Man in the Moon') because the Moon rotates with the Earth. Most people haven't seen images of the far side of the Moon. As for the phases of the Moon: the Moon is in orbit around the Earth, while the Earth is in orbit around the Sun. Essentially then, both bodies move around the Sun. The different phases are due to the Earth blocking out the Sun from shining on the Moon to various degrees. So when we see a full Moon, the Earth is not in between the Moon and the Sun at all ie the Moon is on the Sun side of the Earth at that point in its orbit.Apex answer:lunar cycle


Why does the moon orbit the Earth instead of the Sun?

The moon orbits the Earth instead of the Sun because of the gravitational pull between the Earth and the moon. This gravitational force keeps the moon in orbit around the Earth, rather than being pulled towards the Sun.

Related Questions

How many months or days it take moon orbit earth?

It takes 27.3 days for the moon to orbit the Earth


How many days does it takes for the moon to orbit to earth?

It takes precisely 27.3 Days for the moon to orbit the earth.


How many days moons take to round of the earth?

Our moon requires 27.3 days to orbit the earth. No other moon orbits our earth--they orbit other planets.


How many days the the moon takes it orbit the earth?

29.5 days


How long does it take for the man to orbit the earth?

How many days does it take for the moon to orbit the earth


Days of the orbit of the moon to orbit the earth?

there are roughly 12.5 looner orbits to 1 orbit of the earth The moon takes 27.32 days to orbit the Earth.


How long does it take the moon to orbit in earth days?

It takes the Moon about 27.3 Earth days to orbit around the Earth.


Does the moon take to orbit the Earth?

the moon takes 27.32 days to orbit the earth


What is it called when the moon moves around the earth?

This is called its orbit. Strictly, the moon and the earth both orbit their common centre of mass. The path of the moon around Earth is elliptical orbit. It takes about 29 days to complete one orbit of earth by moon.


How many months does it take for the moon to orbit the earth?

One. Almost. The Moon orbits the Earth in 27 days.


How many days does it take the moon to orbit earth?

The Moon completes its orbit around the Earth in approximately 27.3 days (which is also called a sidereal month).


How many months does the moon take to complete its orbit?

The moon completes an orbit relative to the Earth in 27.32 days. It also completes an orbit relative to the sun in 365.24 days on the average.