Why is the moon in the wrong place?

According to scientific measurement the moon is moving away from earth at the rate of 1.5 inches per year. If that is true and that the moon is 4.5 billion years old then the moon should be about 3 million miles from earth. At present it is about 238 thousand miles from earth. Is that what they call 'the margin of error'?

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TheLordOfHell · 41-45

I'll bet you were up all night long thinking of this, werent you?

hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M

@TheLordOfHell Not at all. I have known this for a very long time. I am still trying to figure out how they get the 1.5" per year measurement.

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DukeOfEarle · M

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Laser_Ranging_experiment It’s kinda cool that they still do this@MalteseFalconPunch