The sun is closer to Earth than the moon. The average distance between the Earth and the sun is about 93 million miles, while the average distance between the Earth and the moon is about 238,855 miles.
During a full moon, the moon is opposite the sun with Earth in between, meaning the moon is closer to Earth and further from the sun. This alignment allows the moon to appear fully illuminated from our perspective on Earth.
The moon causes larger tides than the sun, even though the sun is much larger than the moon, because the moon is tremendously closer to the Earth than the sun is.
No, the North Star (Polaris) is much farther from the Earth than the Moon. The Moon is approximately 238,855 miles away from Earth, while Polaris is about 434 light-years away.
Since the Moon accompanies Earth, it basically has the same distance to the Sun as Earth does. Sometimes a bit closer, sometimes a bit farther, but this difference is insignificant. The Earth - and therefore the Moon as well - is closer to the Sun than Mars.
The moon is much closer to the Earth than it is to the Sun.
It is closer to the Earth
Mercury is larger than the moon and so is closer in size to Earth than the moon is. It should be noted that Mercury is closer in size to the moon than it is to Earth.
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No, our moon is closer to Earth than the Sun is.
The sun is closer to Earth than the moon. The average distance between the Earth and the sun is about 93 million miles, while the average distance between the Earth and the moon is about 238,855 miles.
During a full moon, the moon is opposite the sun with Earth in between, meaning the moon is closer to Earth and further from the sun. This alignment allows the moon to appear fully illuminated from our perspective on Earth.
The moon is closer to the earth than is the sun.
Earth is the closest planet the moon, as it is our planet's moon and orbits Earth.
well... if you mean that the moon is closer to the sun than the earth, then yes.
The Moon is closer at 384400 km (0.0026 AU) away from Earth while the Sun is 150000000 KM (1 AU) from Earth.
The moon causes larger tides than the sun, even though the sun is much larger than the moon, because the moon is tremendously closer to the Earth than the sun is.