Why is the moon rise delayed by 50 minutes every day.

Aakash Shah

3 years ago

Why is the moon rise delayed by 50 minutes every day.

1 Answer

Aakash Shah

3 years ago

While revolving the earth in its axis in 24 hours, the moon revolves 12° ahead from its original position. To cover this distance the earth has to rotate 12° more that requires 50 minutes extra time. So, moon rise is delayed by 50 minutes everyday.

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