• Question: how far away is the moon from the sun

    Asked by to Del, Catherine, John, Krishna, Mo Rassul on 13 Mar 2014. This question was also asked by .
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      Catherine Mansfield answered on 13 Mar 2014:

      The distance between the moon and sun varies but on average is 150 million kilometers.

    • Photo: John Foster

      John Foster answered on 13 Mar 2014:

      Good question!
      The moon is about 150 million kilometers away from the sun, but it can get closer and further away.
      As the moon orbits the Earth, when it is one side of the Earth it is closer to the sun than the other. Also the Earth doesn’t orbit the sun in a complete circle but more of an oval, so at some points the moon is even further or closer to the sun!

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