{"id":4593,"date":"2023-03-13T09:35:30","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T06:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rochaksafar.com\/?p=4593"},"modified":"2023-03-13T09:35:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T06:35:30","slug":"how-far-are-the-moon-and-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rochaksafar.com\/how-far-are-the-moon-and-back\/","title":{"rendered":"How Far Are The Moon And Back?"},"content":{"rendered":"

How Far Are The Moon And Back?<\/span><\/h1>\n

The moon is the most prominent object in our skies, hugely impacting<\/a> Earth. It is also the largest moon in our solar system and has an enormous role as a natural satellite for the Earth.<\/span><\/p>\n

When the moon is at its perigee or apogee, it moves farther away and closer to Earth, which causes it to appear larger and smaller in our skies. It\u2019s also possible for a lunar eclipse to coincide with either perigee or apogee, which produces a supermoon.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. The Distance Between The Earth And The Moon<\/span><\/h2>\n

The distance between the Earth and the Moon varies<\/a> over time. At its closest point, it’s 363,104km away from the planet – while at its farthest, it’s around 405,696km away.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is because the Moon orbits the Earth elliptically, meaning it doesn’t orbit us in a circle like our planet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Currently, the distance between the two planets is 238,897 miles (or 384,467 km) and that’s still changing slowly — it moves at a rate of 1 1\/2 inches per year.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Moon is about 60 times the size of Earth, so it’s quite a distance for such a tiny thing. It’s also the closest planet to our Sun so it can influence our atmosphere and the tides of our oceans.<\/span><\/p>\n