how far is the moon from the sun?
2007-09-26 15:19:36 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The Moon is about 240,000 miles from Earth, and it orbits the Earth. The Sun is about 93,000,000 miles from Earth, and Earth orbits the Sun. So as the Moon orbits Earth which is orbiting the Sun, the Moon varies between 93,240,000 and 92,760,000 miles from the Sun. Actually it is more complicated since the orbits are slightly elliptical, so the distances vary more than that. But on average, it is roughly what I said.
2007-09-26 15:31:23 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Earth/moon system orbits the sun.
Your question seems to imply that you are not aware of that relationship.
You question is like knowing your house is a certain distance from the mall, and then wondering how far your back garden is from the mall. To all intents and purposes they are the same distance.
2007-09-26 15:45:26 · answer #2 · answered by nick s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋