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Moon illusion

optical illusion which causes the Moon to appear larger near the horizon than it does higher up in the sky
Event optical_illusion Q741976
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Moon illusion

Summary

Moon illusion is an optical illusion[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of optical_illusion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (866 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Moon illusion's instance of is recorded as optical illusion[3].
  • Moon illusion's Commons category is recorded as Moon illusions[4].
  • Moon illusion's has cause is recorded as refraction[5].
  • Moon illusion's has characteristic is recorded as Moon[6].

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Context

Moon illusion's instance of is recorded as optical illusion[3].

Why It Matters

Moon illusion ranks in the top 8% of optical_illusion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (866 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . 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). Moon illusion. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/moon-illusion
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_moon-illusion_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Moon illusion}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/moon-illusion}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 5d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → bKuyW
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → optical illusion
    Has cause → refraction
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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