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Man in the Moon

perception of a man’s face or figure in the moon
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Man in the Moon

Summary

Man in the Moon is a pareidolia[1]. It draws 2,384 Wikipedia views per month (pareidolia category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Man in the Moon's instance of is recorded as pareidolia[3].
  • Man in the Moon's Commons category is recorded as Pareidolia on the Moon[4].
  • Man in the Moon's described by source is recorded as American Journal of Psychology[5].
  • Man in the Moon's different from is recorded as Man in the Moon[6].

Body

Context

Man in the Moon's instance of is recorded as pareidolia[3].

Why It Matters

Man in the Moon draws 2,384 Wikipedia views per month (pareidolia category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . books.google.com. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Man in the Moon. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/man-in-the-moon
MLA “Man in the Moon.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/man-in-the-moon.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_man-in-the-moon_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Man in the Moon}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/man-in-the-moon}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Man in the Moon — https://4ort.xyz/entity/man-in-the-moon (retrieved 2026-05-03)

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  1. 8d ago · Craigysgafn · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → pareidolia
    Described by source → American Journal of Psychology
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Man in the Moon.jpg"
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