What If the Moon Just Disappeared?

A quick look at what would really happen if the Moon disappeared overnight. Darker nights, much weaker tides, animals losing track of time and a planet that might slowly start to wobble. Chapters: 0:00 Where's the Moon? 0:22 A few numbers and the rules 0:54 The first seconds 1:36 The first night 2:24 Tides 3:17 The intertidal zone and ocean mixing 4:03 Animals that follow the Moon 4:50 Calendars and eclipses 5:22 Earth's tilt 6:19 The length of a day 6:59 The asteroid myth 7:28 What people would lose 8:02 Wrap-up Sources: NASA, Moon facts: https://science.nasa.gov/moon/facts/ NASA, Moon fact sheet: https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary... NOAA, what causes tides: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/educati... Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, coral spawning: https://www2.gbrmpa.gov.au/ Lissauer et al. 2012, Earth's obliquity without the Moon: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2011...