Question

Why do you think the lunar cycle is longer than the time it takes the moon to orbit Earth?

Answer 1

Because the moon returns to the same place on the sky once every siderial period (27.3 days), but the sun is also moving on the sky.Cycle of lunar phases takes 29.5 days. This is called the SYNODIC PERIOD

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Answer 2

because the moon returns to the same place on the sky once every siderial period, but the sun is also moving on the sky.

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