What is the distance between the Moon and the Sun?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking about the distance between the Moon and the Sun, which involves understanding the relative distances of celestial bodies in our solar system.
Answer
150 million kilometers (93 million miles)
The final answer is 150 million kilometers (93 million miles).
Answer for screen readers
The final answer is 150 million kilometers (93 million miles).
More Information
The distance between the Moon and Sun is approximately the same as the distance between the Earth and the Sun because the Moon orbits the Earth, which in turn orbits the Sun.
Tips
A common mistake is to think that the Moon's distance to the Sun is significantly different from the Earth's distance to the Sun. Remember that the Moon is locked in orbit around the Earth, so their distances to the Sun are nearly the same.
Sources
- How Far is the Moon From the Sun? - Universe Today - universetoday.com
- How Far Away is the Moon? - Royal Museums Greenwich - rmg.co.uk
- What is the distance between the sun and the moon? - Quora - quora.com
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