The Moon Rises Later Each Day Because Each Day It

Multiple Choice

The Moon rises later each day because each day it has moved farther along its orbit around Earth (except for observers at polar latitudes, for whom the Moon can remain above or below the horizon for 24 hours each day) . On average, how much later does it rise each day (you might attempt to verify this by observation) ? (Hint: What fraction of a month does a day take up?)

A) 4 minutes
B) 20 minutes
C) 2 hours
D) 1 hour