I think this is irrelevant.. where the axis is.
The important thing is, Moon has rotational momentum.
If Earth, by some miraculous reason disappeared, the Moon would continue to rotate with the same rate (1 rev per 27 days).
And it would continue to orbit the Sun, of course..
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Originally Posted by mithrandir
The moon rotates on its axis. It revolves around the earth-moon barycenter.
The earth rotates on its axis. It revolves around the earth-moon barycenter.
A bit more accurately, they revolve around the sun-earth-moon barycenter.
Although it you really wanted to be pedantic, you would have to take into consideration the perturbations caused by every other object in the universe.
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