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How long is the cycle of the moon?

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It takes our Moon about 29.5 days to complete one full cycle of phases.

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It takes 27 days, 7 hours, and 43 minutes for our Moon to complete one full orbit around Earth. This is called the sidereal month. However, it takes 29.5 days from New Moon to New Moon.

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