[yarddog]

I think it is a fascinating coincidence that the moon and sun both appear to be the same size from the earth. Maybe it was not a coincidence at all.

[Rebel_Ace]

It is a current coincidence. Due to gravitational tidal forces coupled with the conservation of angular momentum, the Moon is receding slowly from the Earth. The physics of this can be verified by bouncing and measuring lasers off the mirrors left on the Moon.

So, earlier, the Moon was LARGER than the Sun in the sky, and in the future, the Moon will be SMALLER than the Sun in the sky.

[RichardW]

I have wondered the same thing, many times. And I also understand that without the moon, life may be impossible on earth.

And can anyone conceive of what it would be like without the moon in the night sky?

I’m not a big fan of these cataclysmic events such as described in this article.