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Bookmark or Share- How Big is the Moon? | Comparisons, Size, Facts & InformationThe surface area of the Moon is equivalent to the surface area of Russia, the United States, and Canada combined. In terms of wideness, Russia has an east-west extent of around 9,000 km / 5,600 mi, and a north-south width of 2,500 to 4,000 km / 1,500 to 2,500 mi.
- Umbra Shadow | Facts, Information, History, What Is It & SizeAs the distance is smaller, the umbra is larger. Thus it mostly depends on the Moon’s perigee – closest distance from Earth, or apogee, farthest distance from Earth. When the Moon is closest to us, its umbra during an eclipse will have a width of roughly 93 miles / 150 kilometers at the Earth’s equator.
- Moon Phase for Today | Current Moon Cycle for Today and TonightMoon Phase for Monday Jan 6th, 2025 . The current moon phase for today is the First Quarter phase. On this day, the moon is 6.42 days old and 43.56% illuminated with a tilt of 121.483°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 370,768.39 km and the moon sign is Aries.
- What Color is the Moon? | Space Questions - The Nine PlanetsThe Moon’s surface area is roughly 38 million square kilometers and its weight is estimated to be 1/81 of Earth’s. This density is why the Moon has the second highest gravity of all the moons in our solar system. Exploration of the Moon. At present the Moon is the only other place beyond earth that humans have set foot.
- The Moon | Phases, Orbit and distance from the Earth - The Nine PlanetsThis is the Moon pulling the water towards itself. Due to the different rotations of the Earth and the Moon, the area of the planet affected changes throughout the day. This means any given area of Earth will experience a high tide (caused by this bulge) every 12 hours and 25 minutes. The Moon is slowly moving away from Earth. Don’t worry!
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