The solar system is made up of the Sun and the objects that orbit around it.

 These include EIGHT planets, and their satellites

(moons).

The centre of our solar system is the sun, which is a star. It is a gigantic ball of hot gas which gives off heat and light energy. Full
moon is a lunar phase that occurs when the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. More precisely, a full moon
occurs when the geocentric apparent (ecliptic) longitudes of the Sun and Moon differ by 180 degrees; the Moon is then
in opposition with the Sun.[1] As seen from Earth, the hemisphere of the Moon that is facing the earth (the near side) is almost
fully illuminated by the Sun and appears round. Only during a full moon is the opposite hemisphere of the Moon, which is not
visible from Earth (the far side), completely unilluminated. The time interval between similar lunar phases—the synodic month—
is on average about 29.53 days. Therefore, in those lunar calendars in which each month begins on the new moon, the full moon
falls on either the 14th or 15th of the lunar month. Because lunar months have a whole number of days, lunar months may be
either 29 or 30 days long.

The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite[nb 4][6] and the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite in
the Solar System relative to the size of its planet, a quarter the diameter of Earth and 1/81 its mass. The Moon is the second
densest satellite after Io. It is in synchronous rotation with Earth, always showing the same face; the near side is marked with
dark volcanic maria among the bright ancient crustal highlands and prominent impact craters. It is the brightest object in the sky
after theSun, although its surface is actually very dark, with a similar reflectance to coal. Its prominence in the sky and its regular
cycle ofphases have since ancient times made the Moon an important cultural influence on language,
the calendar, art and mythology. The Moon's gravitational influence produces the ocean tides and the minute lengthening of the
day. The Moon's current orbital distance, about thirty times the diameter of the Earth, causes it to appear almost the same size in
the sky as the Sun, allowing it to cover the Sun nearly precisely in total solar eclipses.

Winter is the coldest season of the year in temperate climate, between autumn and spring. At the winter solstice, the days are
shortest and the nights are longest, with days lengthening as the season progresses after the solstice.

Earth (1 AU from the Sun) is the largest and densest of the inner planets, the only one known to have current geological activity,
and is the only place in the universe where life is known to exist.[37] Its liquid hydrosphere is unique among the terrestrial planets,
and it is also the only planet where plate tectonics has been observed. Earth's atmosphere is radically different from those of the
other planets, having been altered by the presence of life to contain 21% free oxygen.[38] It has one natural satellite, the Moon,
the only large satellite of a terrestrial planet in the Solar System.

A planet (from Greek πλανήτης αστήρ "wandering star") is a celestial body orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive

enough to be rounded by its own gravity, is not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, and has cleared its neighbouring
region of planetesimals.[a][1][2]

Objects in space are in constant motion, but some follow specific patterns called orbits. Our understanding of the orbits of
planetary bodies is contingent on scientific principles laid out by British mathematician and physicist Sir Isaac Newton, German
mathematician and astronomer Johannes Kepler and German-born physicist Albert Einstein.