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Find an approximate value for the rate at which the moon orbits the earth.?

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Find an approximate value for the rate at which the moon orbits the earth.?

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  1. 2 pi radians in 29 days = 2.5 x 10^-6 rad/s


  2. The Moon makes a complete orbit around the Earth every 27.3 days.

  3. The moon moves forward in its orbit 3300 feet per second.

  4. The Moon makes a complete orbit around the Earth every 27.3 days (the orbital period), and the periodic variations in the geometry of the Earth–Moon–Sun system are responsible for the lunar phases that repeat every 29.5 days (the synodic period).

    With a mean orbital speed of 1.023 km/s, the Moon moves relative to the stars each hour by an amount roughly equal to its angular diameter, or by about 0.5°. The Moon differs from most satellites of other planets in that its orbit is close to the plane of the ecliptic, and not to the Earth's equatorial plane. The lunar orbit plane is inclined to the ecliptic by 5.1°, whereas the Moon's spin axis is inclined by only 1.5°.

  5. About once a month.  In fact, that is why months are the length that they are.

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