Image

Moon months

Diagram of the moon’s sidereal and synodic months.

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.

Rights: World Mysteries
Published:27 March 2013Size: 173.18 KB