User blog comment:G0LD3NF1RE/The Elder Scrolls at E3 2012/@comment-30303790-20120607070957/@comment-4113369-20120607112836

Celestial bodies in TES hardly function the same way as in real life (The moons and the stars, anyone?). This being a high fantasy setting, I don't really think they have to conform to the rules of nature.