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Question
The Moon is orbiting the Earth approximately once in 27 days, what is the angle transversed by the Moon per day?
Solution
Given,
period of moon = 27 days
Solution:
i.e. in 27 days moon covers 360°
In one day angle traversed by moon = `(360°)/(2H)` = 13.3°
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