SunMoonEarth – Sun, Moon and Earth

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Sizes and distances are schematic, not to scale.
Directions, angles and lighting follow the calculated values, not the shortened distances.
Moon phases arise from the Sun illuminating the lunar sphere, not from Earth's shadow.
Altitude and azimuth include the atmospheric refraction correction recommended by the library.
“Above” and “below the horizon” refer to the centre of the body. Rise and set times additionally account for the disc's edge and therefore fall a little later or earlier.