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How long is a night in the moon?

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One complete lunar 'day' is about 29.5 Earth days. So any spot on the moon has
the sun up in its sky and light for 14.7 Earth days, followed by the sun down and
not in the sky and darkness for the next 14.7 Earth days.

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