In geophysical terms, the moon is a planetary-mass object or satellite planet. Its mass is 1. 2% that of the earth, and its diameter is 3,474 km (2,159 mi), roughly one-quarter of earth's (about as wide as the Ò€¦ Nasa's interactive map for observing the moon each day of the year.

Learn about the moon's violent origins, how its phases shaped the earliest calendars, and how humans first explored earth's only natural satellite half a Ò€¦ Our moonrise and moonset calculator displays times for moonrise and moonset in your location. The calculator can display times for locations across the u. s. And canada. Simply input your zip or Ò€¦ The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year's cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years.

Simply input your zip or Ò€¦ The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year's cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years.