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The distance from the center of the earth to the center of the moon is about 238,837 miles. That distance varies somewhat, because the moon doesn't follow a perfect circular orbit; instead it has an elliptical orbit. At the closest point, the moon is 225,622 miles from the earth; while at its farthest, is 252,088 miles.

The sun is about 92,955,820.5 miles from the earth. At that distance, it takes about 8 1/2 minutes for light from the sun to reach the earth!

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