New moons occur approximately once every month because that's roughly how long it takes for the moon to orbit Earth. But because the moon's orbit is slightly tilted relative to Earth's orbit around the sun, it doesn't block out the sun on every orbit, hence why not every new moon res...
The Earth orbits the sun on its own axis, which is tilted at 23.5 degrees, meaning that the hemispheres lose warmth from the sun when they tilt away. The axial tilt and the Earth’s orbit also means that at certain times of the year, the sun sits right above the equator. This ...
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