Relative Motions of Sun Earth Moon System
Some simple animations showing the relative motions of the sun, the earth and the moon are displayed below.
- Sun and earth only. Earth's orbit is a circle with sun at the center.
- Sun, earth and moon. Earth's orbit is a circle with sun at the center.
- Earth's orbit is a circle with sun at the center.Sunlight falling areas of both earth and moon are shown separately.
- Earth's orbit is an ellipse with sun at one of the foci. Sunlight falling areas of both earth and moon are shown separately. Earth's axis of rotation is perpendicular to the plane of the orbit of earth.
Click on the images to see the animations.
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Sun and earth only.
Earth's orbit is a circle with sun at the center.
Sun, earth and moon.
Earth's orbit is a circle with sun at the center.
Earth's orbit is a circle with sun at the center.
Sunlight falling areas of both earth and moon are shown separately.
Earth's orbit is an ellipse with sun at one of the foci.
Sunlight falling areas of both earth and moon are shown separately. Earth's axis of rotation is perpendicular to the plane of the orbit of earth.
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