THE MOON Is the moon a planet? yes it is, let me tell you more about it. A planet means a non-luminous celestial body larger than an asteriod or a comet, illuminated by the light from a star, such as the sun, around which resolves. Planete from old French, Planeta from Latin, Planete from Greek, meaning variant of planes, planet from planasthat meaning "to wander". The word moon comes from the monos, who was a Greek deity of a sarcasm, and of pain. Written by BURNBURN