How far away is the moon from the sun during an eclipse?

Answer 1

The nearest two objects are the Earth and the Moon. They approximately 242,000 miles apart.

The Earth/Moon binary system are approximately 93,000,000 miles from the Sun .

These figures are approximate , because as the Moon orbits the Earth, it does so in an elliptical fashion; not a circular manner. Similarly the Earth/Moon binary system orbits the Sun also in an elliptical manner. These ellipses do not 'close-up' with each orbit, but slightly overlap . The plain of the orbits is not flat, but Earth and Moon move up and down from this plane. The Earth and Moon are on a braided track through space; it can be thought of as a 'dance'. Its all part of Newtonian mechanics.

In elementary diagrams where the orbits shown as circles are incorrect, they are ellipsoids. Also in similar diagrams where the Earth or Sun is shown at the centre are also incorrect. In their respective orbits the Earth and Sun lie at one of the foci (Plural noun of focus; 'focuses' is the verb) of the ellipse. Draw an ellipse on a piece of paper, with two pins and a piece of string. The pins are the foci of an ellipse. Refer to Johannes Kepler.

It is all because of these astronomic movements that the distances between the Sun, Earth, and Moon vary. Figures usually quoted are only mean values. You can see the effects of the Earth /Moon movement for yourself. At the same day and time in the lunar (Moon) cycle you will see the Moon either larger(nearer) or smaller(Further away), and at a different height in the sky, the up/down 'wobble' on the orbital track.

Answer 2

This distance between the moon and sun is constantly changing as the moon orbits the earth, while the Earth orbits the sun (sometimes closer, sometimes further).

The Moon is relatively close to Earth and follows Earths orbit around the sun, while orbiting earth itself. So the moons distance to the sun is more or less the same as the Earths distance to the sun; 149,597,890km (92,955,820 miles) on average, 147,098,290km (91,402,641 miles) at its closest and 152,098,232km (94,509,461 miles) at its furthest. The average sun to Earth distance is how one Astronomical Unit is defined (1 AU).

Answer 3

The Earth and the Moon have the same distance from the Sun (more or less) which is 149.6 million kilometers.

The distance between the Earth and the Moon is 385,000 kilometers.
The average distance, in miles, between the earth and moon is about 239 thousand miles. Between the earth and sun it is about 93 million miles--roughly the same as the average distance between the moon and sun, because the earth and moon are right next to each other on this scale.

Answer 4

It changes a little bit, during the month and also during the year.

But it averages out to about 93,000,000 miles.

Answer 5

The distance during an Solar Eclipse is about 93 million mi

Answer 6

the sun is about 93 million miles away from the earth.

Answer 7

It is essentially the same distance as it is from the sun to the earth, 93 million (93,000,000) miles.

Answer 8

Since the moon is orbiting Earth, it is about the same distance as from the Sun to Earth, which is not constant.

Answer 9

During a lunar eclipse, the Moon is not any farther or closer than at other times. What makes a lunar eclipse is the fact that the Moon happens to get into Earth's shadow.

Answer 10

The moon is 5 million bacon pieces away from the sun during a solar eclipse, and 7 billion chicken legs away during a lunar eclipse