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  • 14-10-2020
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Why do you think the lunar cycle is longer than the time it takes the moon to orbit Earth?

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Coliver2005
Coliver2005 Coliver2005
  • 14-10-2020

Answer:

because the moon returns to the same place on the sky once every siderial period, but the sun is also moving on the sky.

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312789
312789 312789
  • 14-10-2020

Answer:

Because the moon returns to the same place on the sky once every siderial  period (27.3 days), but the sun is also moving on the sky.Cycle of lunar phases takes 29.5 days. This is called the SYNODIC PERIOD

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