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Does the earth obits once every 145 days?

No, Earth orbits the sun once every 365.25 days, which is why we have a leap year every four years to account for the extra quarter day. The time it takes for Earth to complete one orbit around the sun is known as a year.


Is it true that the earth has an orbit of 28 days?

No, The earth's orbit is slightly over 365 days


Does the moon orbit earth 365 days?

The moon has a 'lunar day' of approximately 29.5 Earth days, this is the time taken for it to complete one synodic rotation, the length of one full cycle of moon phases.During this time its orbit takes it around the Earth with a complete orbit taking a period very close to that of it's rotational period; this is why the same face always faces Earth. However it should be noted that, while one side may face the Earth, there is no dark side of the moon; with only a few craters remaining in constant shade.


How long does it take the moon to revovle around earth?

It takes our moon about 27.3216 average earth days to complete an orbit of the Earth. However, due to the Earth's progress in its orbit of the sun during that time, it takes an additional 2.2 days to get to the same phase, or position with respect to the sun, as when the orbit started.


How many times does the moon orbit the earth while the earth completes one orbit of the sun?

On average, the moon rotates once for every orbit completed around earth. This is the reason that the same hemisphere of the moon always faces earth. The rotation is a sidereal period, which means that the rotation would be obvious if we could observe the moon from the same point of view as the distant stars far to the north of the solar system. The rotation is a true rotation. Its almost stationary appearance is 'apparent', but not 'true'. _______________ For more advanced and technical information on the moon's rotation, study the topic of "libration". Libration is another "apparent" motion we observe from earth, and not a true motion. 1. The moon turns once on its axis each time while it orbits earth.

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What planet takes 28 days to go round the earth?

No planet goes around the Earth. The Moon, Earth's satellite orbits around the Earth, once ever 27 days and 7 hours.


The moon orbits earth approximately once every?

The Moon orbits the earth nearly once a month. It orbits every 28 days. In a year, the Moon can orbit the earth 13 times.


What planet take 28 days to round the earth?

No planet, but the Moon takes that time to orbit the Earth.


What planet takes 28 days to rotate?

The planet Venus takes approximately 243 Earth days to complete one rotation on its axis. This is much longer than 28 days. The planet Mercury has a rotation period of about 59 Earth days, also longer than 28 days.


Do the moon orbits the earth 28 times every month?

The Moon orbit the the earth every 29.5 days.


How many days does it tack to orbit the Earth?

The ISS orbits the Earth in about 90 minutes. Some satellites are in geostationary orbit, orbiting in exactly one day. The Moon orbits (moves around) the Earth in about 28 days!


Can you give me the latest news to discuss for about the moon?

It orbits the earth in 28 days, a lunar month.


How long for Moon to orbit Sun?

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.


How long does it take for the earth to orbit the sun and moon?

The earth doesn't orbit the moon. The moon orbits the earth in 28 days. The earth orbits the sun in 365 days, plus a quarter day each year, hence leap years so our calendar stays in sync.


The moon orbits the earth once every what?

27.32 days. During that time, the Earth moves about 1/13th of the way around its orbit, and it takes the Moon another 2+ days to "catch up" to be in the same relative alignment of Earth-Moon-Sun. So the Moon orbits the Earth in 27.32 days, but the time between full moons is 29.5 days.


Does it take the moon a month to travel around the earth?

Yes - the moon orbits the earth once every 28 days. It also takes 28 days to rotate once on its axis - which is why we always see the same detail on the surface at night.


Does the earth obits once every 145 days?

No, Earth orbits the sun once every 365.25 days, which is why we have a leap year every four years to account for the extra quarter day. The time it takes for Earth to complete one orbit around the sun is known as a year.