![Diagram of the moon’s sidereal and synodic months.](http://static.sciencelearn.org.nz/images/images/000/000/266/full/Moon-months20150925-22483-fmzzyx.jpg?1674163992)
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.
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.