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All stars are bigger than the moon.
It is when on Earth we see one quarter of the moon lit up. The surface of the moon is always illuminated a little over 50% by the sun but what we see of it on Earth varies as it revolves around the Earth from none (New moon) to about 50% (Full moon) One quarter is in between.
Absolutely!! The moon is a million times bigger than a cow, if not much more!
because stars are further away than the moon so that way the moon looks bigger
It is not because it is only an optical illusion that makes the moon look bigger than the sun
Because it is the closest star to us. This is the same reason that a quarter looks larger than the moon if you hold it up. The quarter is much closer to you than the moon, so it looks bigger, but it is not really bigger than the moon.
The full list: new moon - waxing crescent - first quarter - waxing gibbous - full moon - waning gibbous - last quarter - waning crescent - new moon. The first quarter is the breakpint, but it can be a bit bigger or a lot bigger depending on the reference point in the 7-day waxing crescent phase.
We see more of the moon lit when it is a gibbous moon than when it is a crescent moon, so it does seem bigger. Save
Formerly than answer was Pluto, whose moon Charon is just over half its diameter. Now that Pluto is technically not a planet, than answer is Earth, whose moon is just over a quarter its diameter.
The answer depends on a quarter of WHAT!
All stars are bigger than the moon.
Io is a little bigger than the moon :)
bigger
If the moon was bigger than the Earth, than Earth would orbit it and, by our current definitions, it would be a moon.
Earth, by far.
Yes, Saturn is much bigger than the moon of Earth.
It is when on Earth we see one quarter of the moon lit up. The surface of the moon is always illuminated a little over 50% by the sun but what we see of it on Earth varies as it revolves around the Earth from none (New moon) to about 50% (Full moon) One quarter is in between.