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The moon orbits the earth in a little under 28 earth days. It travels at almost 2,290 miles per hour. Coincidentally, the moon's rotation period is also a little under 28 days, meaning the same face points toward the earth during its entire orbit.
, Instructor and Flight Controller at NASA. The Moon orbits the earth in 27.25 * days so the answer to your question is 1/27.25 or 0.03669 times. * actually 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 11.6 seconds. Views Â· View Upvotes.