Is the moon stationary

Answer 1

That the Moon also revolve around the Earth and the Earth also revolve around the sun.

The moon's tilt with respect to its orbit of the earth is 6.687°. The moon's tilt with respect to the earth's orbit of the sun is 1.5424°.

Answer 2

The Sun is not stationary. The Sun (as everything in this universe) is only stationary with respect to itself (and even then there are some discrepancies because the surface of the sun rotates at different speeds depending on the latitude).

Answer 3

The moon's axis of rotation is tilted 6.7 degreeswith respect to the plane of its orbit around the earth. At the same time, its orbit around the earth is inclined 5.1 degrees with respect to the plane of the earth's orbit around the sun. At the moment, I can't picture how those two tilts combine to produce what we see from earth; but I suspect I've most likely already lost you anyhow.

Answer 4

The distance of moon from the Earth does not affect eclipses. It however determines the type of solar eclipse to be observed.

In a solar eclipse, if the moon is closer to the Earth in it's orbit, then the size of it's shadow falling on the Earth will be maximum and hence the eclipse can be seen in a greater region on Earth. If, however, the moon is farther from Earth in it's orbit, so farther that the umbral region of its shadow does not fall on Earth, then an annular eclipse is observed.

Answer 5

Not much. The direct effect is that the Moon seems to "wiggle" a little in the sky, turning a few degrees one way or the other.

The other is during a solar eclipse. When the Moon is close to the Earth during a solar eclipse, the eclipse covers more area and lasts longer. When the Moon is farther away, then the Moon doesn't cover the Sun completely and we have "annular" eclipses.

Answer 6

No, the moon orbits around the Earth, so it is not stationary. It takes about 27.3 days for the moon to complete one orbit around the Earth.

Answer 7

This makes eclipses more rare. If the moon's orbit were co-planar with earth's, eclipses would happen every month, at the New Moon.

Answer 8

In comparison to the Earths orbit: 18.29-28.58 degrees.

Answer 9

Earth is tilted at about a 23 degree angle

Answer 10

• 1.5424° (to the ecliptic)
• 6.687° (to the orbital plane)