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The moon is much closer to the Earth than it is to the Sun.
The Red/Super-moon will come closer and the gravity from both Earth and the Moon will cause Earthquakes, Tsunamis, etc. but it's actually a maybe because it does say everywhere that this will happen on the 19th of March. Like what Isaac Newton predicted.
It is closer to the Earth
Mercury is larger than the moon and so is closer in size to Earth than the moon is. It should be noted that Mercury is closer in size to the moon than it is to Earth.
the moon
No, our moon is closer to Earth than the Sun is.
In short: the proximity of the moon to the earth.During the most recent "Super Moon" on March 19, 2011, the moon was at its closest point to the Earth since 1993.On this same day, the Moon was in its Full Moon phase, meaning that the entire side of the Moon facing Earth is visible as the Sun reflects its light off that entire side of the Moon.So, here on Earth, we are able to see a Full Moon that is closer than normal to Earth -- what some people call a Super Moon.
The Sun is at the same average distance from both the Earth and the Moon because the Earth-Moon system orbits the sun. However, since the Moon orbits around the Earth, it is sometimes closer to the Sun than is the Earth, and sometimes farther. But the difference is negligible since the Sun is more than 380 times as far from Earth as the Moon.
During a full moon, the moon is opposite the sun with Earth in between, meaning the moon is closer to Earth and further from the sun. This alignment allows the moon to appear fully illuminated from our perspective on Earth.
The moon is closer to the earth than is the sun.
Earth is the closest planet the moon, as it is our planet's moon and orbits Earth.
that's when the moon is its closest to the earth (right now) march 19 2011