Why Is the Moon Shaped Like an Egg?

The Earth's gravitational force on the moon distorts the moon into a slightly prolate, or football, shape; in addition the moon's intrinsic form is somewhat egg-shaped. ... The Earth's gravity maintained this spin state even as other gravitational interactions caused the moon to move outward to its present orbital radius.

What is a Egg moon?

noun. a traditional name for a full moon occurring in April.

Why is the moon shaped weird tonight?

So what is happening to make the Moon look different? It is all a result of the Moon's orbit around the Earth, and the Earth's orbit around the Sun. ... But this also changes the apparent path of the Moon across the night sky when you are on the Earth looking out at it.