2006-09-06 17:46:14 · 9 answers · asked by hunnk33 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Let's think of the spot on the moon that's smack dab in the middle of the side facing the earth.
When the moon is full, it'll be "noon" at that spot.
When the moon is new, it'll be "midnight".
If one lunar cycle - from new moon to new moon - lasts 27.3 earth days, then naturally the "lunar day" lasts that long. That's how long it takes to go from "midnight" to "midnight", as a person on the moon would see it!
2006-09-06 18:05:16 · answer #1 · answered by Bramblyspam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I lived on the moon. the earth would still take about 24hrs to complete a rotation. The average human would need 8 hours of sleep.
2006-09-07 02:32:17 · answer #2 · answered by charity2882 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A whole day in moon is a year of it.
SO a day and a night must be half of 27.3 times 24( guess what) hrs in earth.
2006-09-07 02:35:51 · answer #3 · answered by yogen p 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
14 days per day and 14 days per night.
The moon's face that we see is always facing the earth.
So when there is a new moon it is day time on the dark side of the moon but we never see it.
2006-09-07 00:51:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A bit over 27 days for one complete day and night.
Doug
2006-09-07 00:49:43 · answer #5 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
27.3 days on the Moon but it looks like 29.5 days from Earth.
2006-09-07 01:00:19 · answer #6 · answered by Kuji 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yep, they're right - almost exactly 28 days.
2006-09-07 00:52:18 · answer #7 · answered by MaqAtak 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About 27.3 days. Well, half of that actually. 13.6 days nightime, 13.6 days daytime.
2006-09-07 00:49:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
we'd still be on earth time.
2006-09-07 03:16:41 · answer #9 · answered by Lawrence Boyer,edinboro univ, pa 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋