what is the distance between earth and moon

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The average distance between the Earth and the Moon is about 238,855 miles (384,400 kilometers)

. When the Moon is at its closest, it is approximately 225,623 miles away, and at its farthest, it is about 252,088 miles away from Earth

. This distance is not constant due to the Moon's elliptical orbit around the Earth.