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The moon travels west to east around the earth; the same direction the earth (and the other planets) travel around the sun. This is probably due to the direction of the swirling gas when the planets were formed. If the gas swirled west to east, as planets coalesced they got their direction during their creation.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoI don't know what you mean, but the moon orbits the earth, meaning it moves in a giant circle. Sometimes it gets in between the Earth and the sun, thus creating an eclipse. If you mean how, it's gravity.
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∙ 14y agoThis question is easy to answer with just a bit of scientific observation. The following experimental
protocol is suggested:
Step 1). First observation:
Go outside on a night when the moon is visible. Look at the moon, and the stars around it.
Make a rough sketch in your notebook, and also note the time.
Step 2). Second observation:
Go outside the next night, about 45 minutes later than on the first night. Look at the moon,
and the stars around it. Make a rough sketch in your notebook.
Step 3). Reduce the data:
Go inside and sit down with your notebook. Compare the two sketches.
You'll see that on the second night compared to the first, the moon appeared in the same direction
about 50 minutes later, and had moved (about 13 degrees) east relative to the stars.
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∙ 11y agoThe Moon orbits the Earth counterclockwise and it spins in the same direction at exactly the same time because it keeps the same face to the Earth as it orbits it.
The " direction of spin" is as viewed from above Earth's North Pole.
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∙ 13y agoVery tricky! The moon appears to be rising in the east and setting in the west, but that is an apparent motion only. The moon actually orbits from west to east around the earth. It is the earth's spin (rapid, relative to the moon's monthly orbit) that causes both the sun and the moon to appear to rise in the east and set in the west.
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∙ 15y agoThe moon travels west to east, the rotation of the earth makes it appear it is travelling east to west.
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∙ 14y agoThe light or darkness moves from right to left across the Moon during the Lunar cycle.
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∙ 13y agoI think the moon moves eastward across the sky or it goes west to east, I'm not sure. Sorry I don't have the exact. :(
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∙ 10y agothe moon revolves around the earth in the direction of west to east.
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∙ 12y agoLooking down from the north pole we would see the moon orbiting counterclockwise to the east.
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What direction does the moon move across the sky at night?
it depends where on the earth you are standing
Does the moon move east across the sky?
the moon isnt in the sky its in space
What direction does the sun moon and stars move across the sky?
Since Earth's surface is rotating toward the east, "fixed" celestial bodies appear to be moving toward the west.
Does the moon appear to move across the sky from west to east?
No, it does not.
Why does the moon move across the sky?
because the Earth is rotating and the Moon is orbiting the Earth by gravity
What direction does the moon move across the sky at night?
it depends where on the earth you are standing
What direction does the moon appear to move across the sky each day?
east 2 west
Which way do the patterns of shadow and light move across the moon?
The Moon travels across the sky in the same direction as the Sun; Its' leading edge is the point at which phase changes start and move from right to left.
What type of waves move across the direction of travel?
Transverse waves will move across the direction of travel.
Which direction does the moon move in as it crosses the sky?
The moon goes in the direction of its orbit
Why does the moon appear to move eastward across the sky?
Each night at the same time the moon is further east because that is the direction that the moon orbits the earth. It gets round in about a month.
Why does the moon appear to follow you while in a vehicle?
The Moon is so far away that if you move a few meters, or even kilometers, the direction of the Moon won't change appreciably.The Moon is so far away that if you move a few meters, or even kilometers, the direction of the Moon won't change appreciably.The Moon is so far away that if you move a few meters, or even kilometers, the direction of the Moon won't change appreciably.The Moon is so far away that if you move a few meters, or even kilometers, the direction of the Moon won't change appreciably.
What direction did Regulus move across the sky from?
Regulus stars appear to move across the sky from East to West (:
Does the moon move east across the sky?
the moon isnt in the sky its in space
What direction does the sun moon and stars move across the sky?
Since Earth's surface is rotating toward the east, "fixed" celestial bodies appear to be moving toward the west.
Does the moon appear to move across the sky from west to east?
No, it does not.
Which direction does the moon move around the earth?
it travels west to east
