What is the length of time half of the Moon stays in sunlight per full rotation?
A) 29.53 days
B) 27.3 days
C) two weeks
D) one month
E) two months

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The Moon rotates on its axis once approximately every 27.3 days, but because it is tidally locked with Earth, half of it is illuminated by the Sun at any given time. This means that each half of the Moon is in sunlight for about two weeks (half of the 29.53-day lunar cycle).

What Is the Length of Time Half of the Moon