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How much time does the moon take to revolve once around the earth?

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The sidereal month is the time it takes to make one completeorbit around Earth with respect to the fixed stars. It is about27.32 days. The synodic month is the time it takes the Moonto reach the same visual phase. This varies notablythroughout the year, but averages around 29.53 days.

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