The reason the word month and moon are written as the same character is because it takes one month for the moon to complete a full waxing and waning cycle. In china there is a celebration called the Moon festival that celebrates the completion of the cycle.
Also in the past china used the Lunar calendar which is based of the cycles of the moon, so it is no surprise that the word month and the moon are written as the same character.
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