# Moon Phase and Libration, 2026 (SVS5587 - moon distance 2026 2160p30)

An animated diagram of the Moon's distance from the Earth. The Earth rotates but otherwise appears stationary on the left. A scale bar runs from the Earth to the Moon on the right. The Moon slides back and forth on the scale, indicating its varying distance.

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2025
- Runtime: 4 min
- By: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - USRA/Ernie Wright, NASA/GSFC/Noah Petro, eMITS/James Tralie
- Genres: Space
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moon_Phase_and_Libration,_2026_(SVS5587_-_moon_distance_2026_2160p30).webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - USRA/Ernie Wright, NASA/GSFC/Noah Petro, eMITS/James Tralie
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/179838681?play=1)