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As a result, although the Moon is moving to the east relative to the stars, the much faster westward motion of the sky is carrying it to the west, so despite its eastward motion relative to the center of the Earth, it rises in the east and sets in the west, just like any other celestial body.his means that from night to night the Moon moves a little more than one hand-width to the East (the direction of its motion around the Earth) relative to the stars, and from hour to hour it moves about one diameter to the East, among the stars. An approximate representation of the motion of the Moon around the Earth.
It's moving away from Earth at a rate of about 4 cm (1.6 inches) per year.   This movement is independent of the regular effect of the moon's elliptical orbit that cauâ¦ses the moon to get a little closer and then a little farther away from the earth each month.