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THE EARTH–MOON–SUN SYSTEM
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The time between two consecutive New Moons (the synodic period) is 29.5 days. The time for the Moon to complete one orbit relative to the distant stars (the sidereal period) is 27.3 days. This 2.2-day difference exists because:
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