why sometimes moon sets before sun?

Question

moons sometimes sets before sun even when the new moon occur before sunset

Answer 1

AN eclipse of the moon?

Answer 2

The moon orbits the earth at a different speed to the rate at which the earth spins on its axis. The earth rotates at approximately 1 rotation every 24 hours, while the moon takes about 27 days to complete 1 orbit.

How high in the sky you observe the moon depends on the relationship between the part of the earth your on and the portion of its orbit the moon is at. This is the same principal that determines how high in the sky you observe the sun to be.

As the night progresses, the part of the earth you're on "passes under" the position of the moon (because the moon is orbiting the earth slower than the earth is rotating). You see this as the moon moving across the sky, rising and setting. When this happens depends on the time of month and time of year.

Answer 3

Because when the moon is already in the sky before the sun the sun is in the lead of setting as the Earth spins.
The Earth rotates by 1 day on axis, the moon rotates by 0 and orbits us by 1 month and 1 year is taken for us to revolve around the sun.
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Answer 4

Its normal! As moon keeps on rotating SO it sometimes come in front of sun!

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Answer 5

because sun rays will not fall on the moon

Answer 6

Because the earth revolves quicker than the moon orbits the earth! therefore you will get this happenstance!!

Answer 7

It is good question, and it is just about speed of moon.

Answer 8

s q

Answer 9

what are you talking about

Answer 10

stupid