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The distance to the moon is not dependent upon its phase. Sometimes the new moon might be at perigee (closest approach to earth), and sometimes the full moon is at perigee, and sometimes other phases.
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∙ 12y agoIt varies. If you mean "which one can be the closest", it would be Deimos, which can get just slightly closer than Phobos (it can also get just slightly further away; on average, they're the same distance).
If you mean "which one is it right now", I don't know and frankly am not interested enough to try to find out; the difference is fairly trivial... a matter of maybe 25000 miles at most, compared to an overall distance of never less than 34 million miles... and changes rapidly anyway, since Phobos completes an orbit in about 7 hours and 40 minutes.
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What is the closest thing to the moon?
Earth (if you mean Earth's moon)
What is the closest to earth in all three systems?
the moon is the closest to the earth
During the what phase the moon is between earth and the sun?
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What is the phase when you see half the moon or earth?
Half-moon Half-Earth
What is the closest star to earth?
The Moon
Which phase of the moon starts the new cycle each month?
new moon is the first phase of the Moon, when it lies closest to the Sun in the sky as seen from the Earth
What planet is closest to the moon?
Earth is the closest planet to the moon and Venus follows as the second closest planet to the moon
What objects is closest to earth in all three systems?
the moon is the closest to the earth
What was the moon phase for 010809?
Waxing Gibbous. The Moon will be full this weekend, and will appear larger than usual, because the full moon coincides with perigee, the Moon's closest approach to Earth.
What object in space is closest to the earth?
The closest natural object to Earth is the moon.
What phase is the moon in when it is not visible from Earth?
New Moon Phase
What is phase is the moon in when it is visible from earth?
New Moon Phase
In what phase can we not see the Moon from Earth?
In the new Moon phase.
What phase would the earth be in if the moon was in crescent phase?
The crescent Moon implies a gibbous Earth, as seen from the Moon.
The phase of the moon depends on?
The phase of the moon depends on it position in relation to the earth and the sun. For instance, when the moon is in between the earth and the sun, this is the new of full moon phase.
What is Closest heavenly body of the moon?
The Earth is the closest body to the moon.
What is the closest thing to the moon?
Earth (if you mean Earth's moon)
