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2017 Total Solar Eclipse We are told the moon orbits earth once every 27.3 days and therefore the Earth completes 27.3 of its 24-hour west-to-east rotations for every one lunar epicycle. From the perspective of the sun, the earth is rotating 27.3 times faster than the moon is crossing in front of the earth’s surface. How then is it possible for the shadow of the moon to cross North America from west to east? Think about it.

Posted by: the daily messenger on August 19, 2017