The difference is hard to notice without special instruments. The distance to the Moon at periapsis is about 363,000 km; at apoapsis the distance is about 405,000 km - a difference of about 12%. That will also be the apparent difference in size.
The Sun will always be bigger than the moon so the answer is the sun is bigger.
The sun is millions of times bigger than the moon, but the moon is many times closer to Earth.
If you really don't know whether an elephant is larger than the moon, maybe you need to get out more often. Go to the zoo and look at an elephant and then look at the moon and remember that it is 200,000 miles away from you and still looks huge....
Solar and lunar eclipses occur during a full or new moon because this is when the alignment of the Earth, moon, and sun is such that the moon's shadow can fall on Earth during a solar eclipse, or Earth's shadow can fall on the moon during a lunar eclipse.
Mars is bigger than Earth's moon. Mars has a diameter of about 4,212 miles, while Earth's moon has a diameter of about 2,159 miles.
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because the moon is bigger from space
The best time to look at the super moon is when it is rising or setting, typically in the evening or early morning.
It is not because it is only an optical illusion that makes the moon look bigger than the sun
Its just a full moon during the period of the closest approach of the moon to the Earth.
The moon can appear bigger sometimes due to an optical illusion called the "moon illusion." This occurs when the moon is closer to the horizon, making it appear larger compared to when it is higher in the sky.
The moon can appear bigger in the sky due to an optical illusion called the "moon illusion." This occurs when the moon is closer to the horizon, making it appear larger compared to when it is higher in the sky.
Without a telescope you probably couldn't see earth's moon from Mars.
Moon illusion is when the moon seems bigger when it is rising. So really the moon is not bigger it is in the mind.
The moon appears bigger when it is closer to the horizon due to an optical illusion called the moon illusion. This occurs because our brain compares the size of the moon to objects on the horizon, making it seem larger in comparison.
The difference is hard to notice without special instruments. The distance to the Moon at periapsis is about 363,000 km; at apoapsis the distance is about 405,000 km - a difference of about 12%. That will also be the apparent difference in size.
The Sun will always be bigger than the moon so the answer is the sun is bigger.