Is the sun or moon closer to earth?

However, during a new moon, the moon is a tad (about 0.24%) closer to the sun, than Earth is; during a full moon, the Moon is a tad (about 0.24%) farther from the sun, than Earth is. While Earth’s distance varies slightly throughout the year, the Moon’s distance (from the sun), varies a tad more, because the moon orbits Earth. read more

The moon is a satellite of earth; the earth can be said to be a satellite of the sun. In any case, there is a vast difference in the distance from the earth to each which you could easily learn by looking at a diagram of the solar system. read more