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What would happen to the moon phases if the earth slowed down?

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Scientific calculations made by scientists to verify this hypothetical scenario would confirm the slow slowing down of the Earth's rotation. read more

For one the earth could slow down in rotation, or it could slow down its path going around the sun. One would change the length of a day, the other the length of a year. But this would not change the phases of the moon at all. read more

If you mean what would happen if the earth suddenly slowed down significantly or even stopped rotating then we would experience hurricane winds—about 1,000 mph, 500 mile high tidal waves and probably the meltdown of the earth’s crust. read more

If the moon moved away from the earth, the inclination of the earth's axis at an angle of 23 and a half degrees will be lost. the actual rotational movement of the earth will be lost. the earth would spin aggressively at constant change of angle in each second. read more

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