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Why does the Moon rise 50 mins later each day?
short by Gaurav Shroff / on Sunday, 25 June, 2017
The Moon rises on an average 50 minutes later each day in Earth's skies due to the difference in Earth's rotation and Moon's revolution. Moon completes one orbit around Earth in 28 days, moving 13º every day. Hence, the Earth has to rotate an extra 13º every day after completing one rotation for the Moon to be visible.
read more at Forbes