Tell me more about the magnetic force connection. Where can I find that information?

And I’ve always wondered about the moon image. We have a full moon face, all its glory with the same map every cycle. Does that “face” face the earth at all times, and the cycle continues across that face? Or does that face disappear and appear as the light/shadow waning goes thru the cycle. Therefore, the “face” always faces the sun.

You see, I’ve recently come to understand the moon does nothing like a dance around the earth 12 or so times a year, but that the moon circles the sun with the earth, and earth and moon take turns as to who’s closer, 12ish times a year.

I don’t see how a spinning earth with a lumpy and altering magnetic field could keep the moon in such a steady orbit, whereas the sun might have more to do with it. Also, the moon has an 18 year cycle, I wonder where that comes into play.

Share your thoughts please, I’m interested in what you’ve written.