How far is the earth from the moon?

According to the average walking speed of 5 to 8 kilometers per hour, the average distance between the earth and the moon is about 380 thousand kilometers. If you can walk without rest, it will take 76,000 hours, about 8.5 years.

The moon is the closest planet to the earth.

Usually, the distance between the moon and the earth is about 400,000 kilometers. Because the moon revolves around the earth in an elliptical orbit with an axis as the main axis, the farthest distance from the earth to the moon is 50 thousand kilometers more than in the recent time.

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Scientists have confirmed that the distance between the earth and the moon is 380,000 kilometers. However, in 2007, the moon on the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month seemed to be about 65,438+00% smaller than usual. What is the reason? In fact, the distance between the earth and the moon has changed. Astronomers say that the moon reached the farthest apogee from the earth on the twelfth day of the first month, with a distance of 406,000 kilometers.

During the Lantern Festival, the moon is a little closer to the earth, but the distance between the moon and the earth is still about 400,000 kilometers, so the moon seen this evening will appear much smaller. It is also known that there is another astronomical wonder. On the night of the fifteenth day of the first month, the moon passes only 3 degrees (angular distance) north of Xuanyuan XIV, the brightest star in Leo, and Xuanyuan XIV is visible to the naked eye. This astronomical phenomenon is called "lone star accompanying the moon".