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So-called moonshine is simply light reflected or re-emitted from the moon and this radiation serves to heat the earth slightly. This also varies with the phases of the moon during the month. This extra radiation is just 10**-5 that of the direct solar energy so this also gives a roughly 0.01-0.02 degree effect. 3) Stabilising the Earthâs axis. It seems likely that without the moonâs stabilising gyroscopic effect the earthâs axis would be more chaotic.
This is what causes day and night - one side of the Earth is facing the sun - so it's light, and the other doesn't - so it's dark. The sun lights the moon and that is why at night we see the moon. The sun radiates energy and warms up the Earth. Without that energy the life on our planet will not be possible. The Moon is Earth's natural satellite and it revolves around the Earth, like the Sun revolves around the Sun. The Moon has a gravitational pull that causes a rise and fall of ocean tides.