Why does the moon sometimes appear larger than the sun?

Science & Mathematics by Anonymous 2018-06-13 20:02:06

Social Science

9 answers

Anonymous

Perception.
Anonymous

Because it is about 92.7 million miles closer.
Anonymous

Why wouldn't it? It has an elliptical orbit which sometimes brings it closer.
Anonymous

Because it is closer to the Earth. The Moon is in an Elliptical orbit around the Earth. So the Distance Changes.
Anonymous

Both the Sun angular distance and the Earth Angular distance are approx 2 inches
Anonymous

Its orbit isn't perfectly circular, so sometimes it's closer than other times. Then it will appear a bit bigger.
Anonymous

Because it's way closer to the earth...
Anonymous

The moon's orbit is elliptical, enough so that its angular diameter on the sky ranges from slightly smaller than the sun's to slightly larger.
Anonymous

I don't know. Most of the times I see the moon, the sun is nowhere to be found.