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The Moon at aphelion

August 7 @ 11:44 pm

The Moon drifts to its farthest point from the Sun โ€”
1.0164 AU away โ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒ™

๐ŸŒ Meanwhile, Earth sits slightly closer at 1.0140 AU
๐ŸŒŒ Distance between Earth and Moon: 386,000 km

๐Ÿ”„ This rare aphelion happens near full moon,
as the Moon swings to the far side of Earth โ€”
bathed in sunlight, far from the Sun!

โœจ A quiet cosmic milestone in the Moonโ€™s journey
around Earth and through the Solar System.

The Moon may be farโ€ฆ but it never fades from view!

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