In its motion across the sky against the background stars in the course of a month, the Moon appears to move about:
A) 0.5° per day, its own diameter, from west to east.
B) 1.0° per day, twice its diameter, from west to east.
C) 0.5° per hour, its own diameter, from east to west.
D) 0.5° per hour, its own diameter, from west to east.
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