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>>10634955
the most parsimonious explanation is that brainlets like being told that their simplistic view of the world is correct.

the moon takes a month to orbit the earth. meanwhile, the stars are effectively stationary relative to the earth's position (neglecting rotation).
so basically all the motion you see (star and moon apparent position in the sky) is due to the Earth's rotation. in half an hour, the moon gains about a quarter of a degree of arc relative to the stars, which is too small for the eye to notice.

there's also a good chance the "star" was actually Venus (bright star visible in the east just before sunrise) but that doesn't really change things.

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