Diameter:

8,65,000 miles

Mass:

About 330,000 times the mass of the Earth.

Mean Distance from the Earth:

93 million miles

Colour:

White

Intensity:

About 50,000 Candle Power per sq.cm. of Sun's surface.

Size:

About 1 lakh times as large as Earth.

Direction of Rotation:

From West to East.

Axis of Rotation:

At 70^o to the axis of the ecliptic at points of Longitude 75^o and 255^o

Speed of Rotation:

Not Uniform

Contents of the Sun:

Hydrogen, Helium, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Carbon, Sulphur, Iron, Zinc,Nickel and copper in the form of gases.

Travel Period for the invisible Radiation to reach the Earth:

A journey of 91 million miles

Linear Diameter:

About 2163 miles

Angular Diameter:

30^o per hour

Mass:

1/81 times that of Earth

Distance from Earth:

2,40,000 miles.

Surface Temperature:

Over 150^o in day time- As low as 50^o in night

Content:

30% is Iron

(1) The Moon does not shine itself. It shines in the light it receives from the Sun.
(2) The Moon is a Satellite on Earth. It moves around the Earth.
(3) The Moon reflects only 7% of the light it receives from the Sun.
(4) There is no trace of water.
(5) There is no appreciable atmosphere surrounding the lunar surface.
(6) The Lunar surface is rough and irregular.
(7) The Moon is a dead world.

Equatorial Diameter:

3,000 miles

Relative Mass:

.037

Mean Distance from the Sun:

36 million miles or 39 astronaumical units

Period of Rotation:

58.65 days (Mean Solar Units)

Period of Revolution:

88 days (Mean Solar Units)

Velocity of Escape:

2.4 Miles per Sec.

Albedo:

14

Satellite:

Nil

Average Temperature:

400^oC Day/-273^oC night

Direction of Rotation:

From West to East

Equatorial Diameter:

7,500 miles

Relative Mass:

.826

Mean Distance from the Sun:

67.2 million miles or 72 astronaumical units

Period of Rotation:

243 days (Mean Solar Units)

Period of Revolution:

225 days (Mean Solar Units)

Velocity of Escape:

6.5 Miles per Sec.

Albedo:

76

Satellite:

Nil

Average Temperature:

400^oC

Direction of Rotation:

From East to West (opposite to that of other Planets)

Equatorial Diameter:

4,300 miles

Relative Mass:

.108

Mean Distance from the Sun:

141.7 million miles or 152 astronaumical units

Period of Rotation:

24 h-37m-23 Y (Mean Solar Units)

Period of Revolution:

681 days (Mean Solar Units)

Velocity of Escape:

3.2 Miles per Sec.

Albedo:

15

Satellite:

2 nos. Phobos and Deimos meaning Terror and Fear

Average Temperature:

Between -65^o and 10^oC

Direction of Rotation:

From West to East

Equatorial Diameter:

88,700 miles

Relative Mass:

318.4

Mean Distance from the Sun:

483.3 million miles or 5.2 astronaumical units

Period of Rotation:

4 h -50 m-305 y (Mean Solar Units) 9h-55m-545 y

Period of Revolution:

11.86 years (Mean Solar Units)

Velocity of Escape:

38 Miles per Sec

Albedo:

44

Satellite:

13 nos.

Average Temperature:

-140^o

Direction of Rotation:

From West to East

Equatorial Diameter:

88,700 miles

Relative Mass:

318.4

Mean Distance from the Sun:

886.1 million miles or 9.54 astronaumical units

Period of Rotation:

10 h -16 m

(Mean Solar Units)

10 h -38 m

Period of Revolution:

29.45years(10,759 days) (Mean Solar Units)

Velocity of Escape:

23 Miles per Sec.

Albedo:

.71

Satellite:

9 nos.

Average Temperature:

-155^o

Direction of Rotation:

From West to East

Rahu and Ketu have no physical existence at all. The Lunar Orbit is at an angle of about 5^o8 i to the Ecliptic and its eccentricity is 1/18.The two points of intersection of the Lunar Orbit and Ecliptic are called the Nodes. The point where the Moon crosses the Ecliptic in going north is called the "Ascending Node" .In astrolgy,it is called" Rahu" and is regarded as a Planet. The other Point where the Moon crosses the Ecliptic in going South is called the "Descending Node" In astrolgy,it is called" Ketu" and is regarded as a Planet. These Planets are also called "Shadow Planets".