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    • Diagram of the moon’s sidereal and synodic months.
    Rights: World Mysteries Published 27 March 2013 Size: 170 KB Referencing Hub media

    The diagram is an explanation of the moon’s sidereal and synodic months. One full orbit of the Earth takes 27.32 days – the sidereal month. From one full moon to the next takes 29.53 days – the synodic month.

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