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Hace 1 día · The usual English proper name for Earth's natural satellite is simply Moon, with a capital M. The noun moon is derived from Old English mōna, which (like all its Germanic cognates) stems from Proto-Germanic *mēnōn, which in turn comes from Proto-Indo-European *mēnsis "month" (from earlier *mēnōt, genitive *mēneses) which may be related to the verb "measure" (of time).
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Hace 5 días · It is a spherical rocky body, probably with a small metallic core, revolving around Earth in a slightly eccentric orbit at a mean distance of about 384,000 km (238,600 miles). Its equatorial radius is 1,738 km (1,080 miles). Because of the Moon’s small size and mass, its surface gravity is only about one-sixth of Earth’s.
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Hace 1 día · This change in the moon's appearance is known as the moon's phase. The most common phases are the new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, and waning crescent. Lunar phases today, including moon age and details, such as moon set and moon rise. And find out when the moon will be in the ...
Hace 1 día · The Moon. The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite and is the fifth-largest satellite in the solar system. It has a diameter of 3,474 kilometers and a mass of 7.34 x 10^22 kilograms, making it about 1/81st the mass of Earth. The Moon's surface is covered in craters, mountains, and plains, with the largest feature being the Imbrium Basin.
Hace 3 días · For a visual explanation, watch our recently released video on how to identify bright objects near the Moon using the Sky Tonight app, step by step. Learn about past conjunctions with the Moon and planets that took place in 2022 in our separate article. Also, see our dedicated article to learn when the Moon passed near the planets in 2023.
Hace 1 día · More than half of the moon's face appears to be getting sunlight. Full moon : The moon is 180 degrees away from the sun and is as close as it can be to being fully illuminated by the sun from our ...
Hace 1 día · Moonset: 4:45 A.M. Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous (99%) Thursday, May 23. Full Moon occurs this morning 9:53 A.M. EDT. May’s Full Moon is also called the Flower Moon, and you’ll want to catch it ...
