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Bulan Island, in the Sulu Archipelago, Philippines; Other uses. Bulan (Khazar), Khazar ruler of the eighth or ninth century CE, who converted to Judaism;
The instantaneous Earth–Moon distance, or distance to the Moon, is the distance from the center of Earth to the center of the Moon.In contrast, the Lunar distance (LD or ), or Earth–Moon characteristic distance, is a unit of measure in astronomy.
1 January – M 4.5 earthquake occurs 23 km (14 mi) north northeast of Lembang, West Java.Four hundred houses are damaged in Sumedang. [1] [2]5 January – Four people are killed and 37 injured in a train head-on collision between Turangga Train operated by Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) and Commuter Line Bandung Raya operated by KAI Commuter near Cicalengka, West Java.
Earth at seasonal points in its orbit (not to scale) Earth orbit (yellow) compared to a circle (gray) Earth orbits the Sun at an average distance of 149.60 million km (92.96 million mi), or 8.317 light-minutes, [1] in a counterclockwise direction as viewed from above the Northern Hemisphere.
The traditional Chinese calendar, dating back to the Han dynasty, is a lunisolar calendar that blends solar, lunar, and other cycles for social and agricultural purposes. . While modern China primarily uses the Gregorian calendar for official purposes, the traditional calendar remains culturally significa
On 28 September 2018, a shallow, large earthquake struck in the neck of the Minahasa Peninsula, Indonesia, with its epicentre located in the mountainous Donggala Regency, Central Sulawesi.
BSD City, formerly referred to Bumi Serpong Damai is a planned community located within Greater Jakarta in Indonesia. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The project was initiated in 1984 by a group of private developers and started in 1989.
Earth Hour is a worldwide movement organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The event is held annually, encouraging the individuals, communities, and businesses to give an hour for Earth, and additionally marked by landmarks and businesses switching off non-essential electric lights, for one hour from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., usually on the last Saturday of March, as a symbol of commitment to the ...