The nearest planet to Earth, Venus (Mercury is closer on average, but Venus gets nearer) is 24,000,000 miles from Earth (at a minimum). At the same time, the moon is only 240,000 miles away, so 1,000,000 miles is way too far to be the moon.
It's easy to underestimate astronomical distances.
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