MOON

J.T. II Olivar, MAEd

Faculty of Arts and Letters
University of Santo Tomas
 Outline of the Lecture
 Profileof the [our] Moon
 Some facts about the Moon
 Eclipses
 Tides
 Profile of the Moon
 Size 
– Diameter: 2,160 mi / 3,476 km 
– Circumference: 6,790 mi / 10,927 km
 Distance from earth 
– Perigee: 221,456 mi / 356,399 km 
– Apogee: 252,711 mi / 406,699 km 
– Mean distance: 238,857 mi / 384,403
km
 Revolution 
– West to East revolution 
– 27 days, 7 hours, and 43 minutes 
 Synodic: 29 ½ days 
 Sidereal: 27 ⅓ days
Some facts about our Moon
 The moon is actually moving away from
earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
 The surface area of the moon is
14,658,000 square miles or 9.4 billion
acres.
 Only about 59 percent of the moon's
surface is visible to us here on earth.
 The moon is not round, but egg shaped
with the large end pointed towards earth.
 The earth rotates about 1000 mph. By
comparison, the moon rotates about 10
 Moon Rise Facts
 The New Moon always rises at
sunrise.
 And the first quarter at noon.
 The Full Moon always rises at sunset.
 And the last quarter at midnight.
Eclipses
 Tides
 It refers to the periodic rise and fall
of all ocean waters, including those
of open sea, gulfs, and bays,
resulting from the gravitational
attraction of the moon and the sun
upon the water and upon the earth
itself.
Neap Tide
Spring Tide
 Blue Moon Facts
 Blue Moons occur once every 2.7
years.
 7 times every 19 years.
 Once every 33 months.
 37 times every century.
 Once every 33 full moons.
 What is more rare than a
blue moon?
 Thisphenomenon happen only four
times this past century, the last in
February 1999. In fact February is
the only month in which this can
occur. The month before and the
month afterwards will both have blue
moons. The 21st century will see
the event only four times: February
2018, 2037, 2067, and 2094.