The moon is only visible because the Sun light reflects off of it. Even if the Sun is in the sky at the same time, we will see it. The Moon circles the Earth every 28 days. While the Earth rotates once every 24 hours. The result is that the Moon seems to change position in the sky by 1/28 of a full rotation every day. During that cycle, the Sun and Moon will be in the daytime sky at least half the time. Sometimes we don't notice the Moon because it is only a small wedge or the clouds hide it.
By the way, Venus is also visible during daylight hours during some of it's rotation, but it is a very tiny pinpoint of light and is very hard to locate even if it is bright.
2006-06-19 02:16:05
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answered by Starman 1
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The Moon is in orbit around the Earth, and takes 29 days to finish its circle. this signifies that it passes the solar in the sky once each 29 days (said as New Moon) and then strikes slowly far off from the solar until eventually it really is precisely opposite the solar at complete Moon, 2 weeks later. At any element in those 2 weeks, you will see that the solar and the Moon in the afternoon sky at the same time. At complete Moon, the Moon rises in the east on the very similar time because the solar gadgets in the west, and that is the _only_ evening in the full month at the same time as the Moon is in the evening sky all evening lengthy. After complete Moon, the Moon maintains in its orbit, transferring slowly in the route of the solar on the different aspect, and again solar and Moon will be considered at the same time in the morning sky. After yet another 2 weeks, the Moon methods the solar heavily, and is lost in the solar's glare for some days. So, in reality, having both the solar and the Moon in the sky concurrently is the conventional element, just about daily of the month, at the same time as having the Moon in reality in the evening sky occurs in reality one evening a month. the actual undeniable truth that so few human beings have talked concerning the Moon and solar in the sky at the same time purely confirms that maximum folk hardly ever if ever seem on the sky.
2016-10-14 07:25:39
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answered by ? 4
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If we would have no atmosphere, we would always see the moon during (a part) of the day. Only the full moon isn't visible during the day. If you can see it or not depends a lot on the clarity of the sky. Whenever the sky is deep blue, it is more likely to see the moon. If it's quite dusty or humid, chances are rather low.
2006-06-19 02:18:41
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answered by dragolt 3
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We can see the moon because of the light from the sun reflecting off of it. You just don't notice it all the time.
If it wasn't for our atmosphere during the day the sky would be black and we could see the stars all the time.
2006-06-19 02:33:49
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answered by dch921 3
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Quite amazing to see your question - I just posted one about the Sun shining and the stars shining and visible simultaneously on the answers.
As regards your question - perhaps the answer is that when the sun is setting and the moon is rising - they can both be visible at once specially when it is a full moon - all of us have seen this happen - I think you would have to study the phases of the moon and its position vis a vis the sun ...
2006-06-19 02:08:59
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answered by DemonInLove 3
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sometimes the sunlight reflects off the moon stronger than the sunlight is on earth, so we can see it.
2006-06-19 02:03:45
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answered by Mako 7
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It may be very rare, but yes...
2006-06-19 02:03:48
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answered by Angel Wings 5
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