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OCR: WHAT TIME? "HE REIATED movements ofthe Our calendar months vary between 28 Earth, the moon, and the sun and 31 days, but lunar moon month provide us with our marks of time. exactly 112 days. Twelve calendar full day and night (24 hours) is the time mon ths make up one vear ot 365 days, taken for the Earth to complete one turn which roughly how long takes tot on its axis The time taken for the moon the Earth to orbit the sun Every fourth to orbit (circle) the Earth one month year leap year that has an extra day Sun Moon orbit: 29 1/2 days Earth' rotation on its axis: 4 hours Earth' orbit: Planetary movements 365 1/4 days The orbit ofthe moon around the Earth determines the length ofa month and the orbit of "the Earth punov the sun determines the length ofa year TIME ZONES ALSO ATED aroumd