Damon Lyon
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It's actually orbiting a bit slower than the Earth is rotating, so you will notice that it rises and sets.
nineteenthly
Earth spins at around 1000 mph at the equator. It orbits the Sun at roughly the speed you mention. And the answer is that the body you mention rises and sets like the Sun but at a slightly different rate because she orbits us.
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The Earth does NOT spin that fast. Check your facts. And the Moon does not stay in place, as you would know if you watched it over a period of time. Even after 10 minutes it has visibly moved, and if you watch all night around Full Moon you will see it rise, cross the sky and set. AND STOP SHOUTING!
jeffdanielk
The moon doesn't stay in place. Throughout the night, it seems to rise, move across the sky, and set.
Anonymous
The 60000 mph figure is how fast Earth orbits the Sun. The Moon is attracted so strongly to the Earth it can't but help but be pulled along, and if it wasn't flying at better than half a mile per second itself it would crash into the Earth in short order. And it only looks like it's standing still because it's a quarter million miles away.