When Should planets be capitalized?

The word “planet” is generally not capitalized since it is a common noun that refers to any planet. The only time you should capitalize “planet” is if it is used in a title such as the name of the seven-movement orchestral suite called “The Planets” by composer Gustav Holst.

Should Red planet be capitalized?

Capitalize the proper names of planets, such as Mars and Earth. … What about alternate names such as the Red Planet?

Does Saturn have to be capitalized?

The United States Government Printing Office Style Manual 2000 says: Capitalize the names of the celestial bodies Sun and Moon, as well as the planets Earth, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.

Does planet need to be capitalized in a sentence?

We usually lowercase sun, moon, and earth, but, following The Chicago Manual of Style, when the does not precede the name of the planet, when earth is not part of an idiomatic expression, or when other planets are mentioned, we capitalize earth: The earth revolves around the sun. The astronauts landed on the moon.

Should Lunar be capitalized?

Earth, Moon and Sun even when used as proper nouns tend not to be capitalized as often without accompanying the Name Planets. An astronomy discussion of the phases of a moon is OK, but the phases of the Moon should be capitalized. “Lunar” ought to be capitalized, too, as long as we continue to capitalize “French”.

Are planet names proper nouns?

The word ‘planet’ is usually not a proper noun. It is a common noun because it is not the name of a specific planet. The names of the planets,…

Is Milky Way capitalized?

Milky Way, I would suggest, would always be capitalized. It is clearly a proper name. No other galaxies have that name. In the case of Sun and Moon, they would be capitalized when referring to the Earth’s moon, which is named Moon, and the star Earth orbits, which is the Sun.

Do you capitalize planet in planet Earth?

Earth can be either a proper noun or a common noun. In English, proper nouns (nouns which signify a particular person, place, or thing) are capitalized. Down to earth, what on earth, and move heaven and earth do not capitalize the planet, and four corners of the earth or salt of the earth take the definite article.

What kind of noun is planets?

The word ‘planet’ is usually not a proper noun. It is a common noun because it is not the name of a specific planet.

Do you always have to capitalize the planets?

Capitalization is not necessary when referring to a class of objects in general, or when referring to an object without its full proper name. For example, referring to a planet (or planets), star (or stars), galaxy (or galaxies), black hole, etc., is done without using any capitals.

Does Earth have to be capitalized all the time?

Earth should be capitalized whenever it is used properly. If a person is referring to the planet by name it is a proper noun and should be capitalized. (All of the other planets are capitalized.)

Should Sun, Moon, and earth be capitalized?

Earth, Moon and Sun even when used as proper nouns tend not to be capitalized as often without accompanying the Name Planets. An astronomy discussion of the phases of a moon is OK, but the phases of the Moon should be capitalized. “Lunar” ought to be capitalized, too, as long as we continue to capitalize “French”.

Should Mother Earth be capitalized?

If earth were capitalized, it would be making the earth more important then God or equal to God. Then people would be saying that is all right to worship mother earth because it is inferred in the Bible, and not as they do now worship mother earth because they do not believe in the Bible.