https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Plumbbob#Missing_steel_bore_cap

WE CAN SHOOT THE MOON

WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY

Yeah. But then you remember that space is big—so it’s pretty damn easy to miss.

I mean sure but the moon occupies less than 1% of the celestial hemisphere and its moving

You could easily fuck it up more. Like, shoot in the opposite direction, or shoot for the sun. Hell, you could just blow the rocket up altogether. Guys, it’s so easy to fuck it up waaayyy more.

Counterpoint:

Orbital semimajor axis of the moon (basically the orbit radius): 384400 km

Subtract earth’s radius: becomes 378000 km above earth’s surface at mean sea level.

Moon radius: 1737.4 km

tan^-1(1737.4 / 378000) = 0.26 degrees

Conclusion: at best, assuming the moon is directly overhead and any glancing contact is a success, you can deviate maximally 0.26 degrees from a dead centre hit to hit the moon.

Good luck with that.

I did the perfect shot, but then it just move out of the way >=\