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Our moon takes 27.32 days to revolve once around the Earth,
27.32 days to rotate once on its axis, and 29.53 days to display
a full cycle of 'phases'. The "Full Moon" is one so-called phase,
that technically occupies only a single moment in time, although
the moon looks practially full for a day or two before and after.
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What is Saturn27s revolution or rotation time?
Saturn's revolution time, the time it takes to orbit around the sun, is about 29.5 Earth years. Saturn's rotation time, its day length, is about 10.7 hours, making it one of the fastest rotating planets in our solar system.
What is the difference between a planet's period of rotation and period of revolution?
All planets in our solar system vary in the time it takes them to complete a revolution. This is due to their differing distances from the sun. As far as rotation goes, the time varies from nine hours and fifty minutes for Jupiter to 244 days for Venus to make a like rotation.
What are the similarities between rotation and revolution?
well the difference is rotation is around an axis in the center of a body. revolution is the movement of a body around an axis outside of the body ( earth is the body then the sun is the axis.
How long is he moons rotation?
The Moon's rotation period is about 27.3 days, which is the same amount of time it takes to orbit the Earth. This synchronous rotation means that the same side of the Moon always faces the Earth. Consequently, it takes approximately 29.5 days for the Moon to go through its phases, a period known as a lunar month, due to the Earth’s movement around the Sun.
What is Mercury's period of rotation and revolution?
Mercury's period of rotation, or the time it takes to complete one full rotation on its axis, is 58.6 Earth days. Its period of revolution, or the time it takes to orbit the Sun, is about 88 Earth days. This means that one day on Mercury (rotation) is longer than one year on Mercury (revolution).
When periods of the moons rotation and revolution are equal what is it called?
It is called synchronous rotation when the rotation and orbit take the same amount of time.
How do you use the moons movement and phases to tell time?
you use the moons movement and phases to tell time because of the seasons, rotation, and revolution
What planet has both a day rotation and year revolution in almost the same amount time?
Venus
What units of time are based on a single rotation or revolution of the earth?
Rotation . . . . . the "Day" Revolution . . . . the "Year"
What is the amount of time it takes earth to make one complete rotation and one complete revolution respectively?
rotation around the sun approx 365 rom cal days and one revolution approx 24 hours
How is revolution and rotation measured in time?
because it does
What is a year in terms of the earth's rotation?
A year is the amount of time it takes the Earth to make one complete revolution around the Sun.
What are the two movement of the planets?
orbit and rotation there is also a wobble or tilt that can fluctuate
What is the revolution and rotation time of earth?
Rotation: 23 hours and 56 minutes. Revolution: A year. About 365 1/4 days.
What is the period of revolution and rotation in earth time?
the moon
What is the difference between rotation and revolution with regard to the solar system?
Revolution is the time a planet takes to revolve around itself. Rotation is the time a planet takes to orbit the Sun.
How were time zones designed?
because of the earths rotation and revolution.
