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.

    Appears in

    ARTICLE

    Natural satellites

    A satellite is anything that orbits around a larger object. A natural satellite is any celestial body in space that orbits around a larger body. Moons are called natural satellites because they ...

    READ MORE
    MORE
    Add to favourites
    Add to collection
  1. + Create new collection
      2. Go to full glossary
      Download all
      Email Us

      See our newsletters here.