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Every day the moon rises nearly an hour later than it did the previous day. What is the reason for this?

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The reason is because the Moon is still moving around Earth as it rotates, it moves eastward about 13-15 degrees after it rises. The Earth will take around an hour to catch up to the Moon’s new location, and that is why it rises usually an hour after the previous day.
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