Anomalistic Month

• The Anomalistic Month is the time taken for the Moon to complete its Elliptical orbit around the Earth from Perigee to Perigee.
• This is longer than a Sidereal Month which is the time taken for the Moon to complete its 360° orbit around the Earth in relation to the fixed stars.

Description

• The Moon’s Anomalistic month is 27 Days, 13 Hours, 18 Minutes, 33.2 seconds.
• This is the Moon’s Elliptical orbit starting from Perigee when it is nearest to Earth, to Apogee when it is farthest from Earth, and then back to Perigee.

The Moon’s Sidereal Month

• The Moon’s Sidereal Month is 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 11.6 seconds.
• This is the Moon’s 360° orbit around the Earth in relation to the fixed stars.

Synodic Month

• The Synodic Month is the time taken from one Full Moon to the next.
• The duration is 29 Days, 12 Hours, 44 Minutes and 2.8 seconds.