If moon and sun both rise from the east identically, logical consistency demands both are moving, not one fixed.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Prabhupāda: Eh? Haṁsadūta: That's auspicious?
Prabhupāda: Yes. Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: [aside:] Gaura-Nitāi! Gurudāsa: Gaura-Nitāi. [break]
Prabhupāda: ...moon is going around the earth. Gurudāsa: [aside:] Three.
Prabhupāda: So why the moon is..., particularly rises from the eastern side? The moon, according to the... Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Scientists.
Prabhupāda: The moon is going round like this. So why the moon is rising from the eastern side? It is going around. Why it appears from the eastern side?
Devotee: They say because the earth is spinning on an axis.
Prabhupāda: Hmm? Pañcadravida: 'Cause the earth is turning. Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: That's a very good question. [laughter] Gurudāsa: What's the answer, Śrīla Prabhupāda?