Why is the moon still visible during the day sometimes?

Question

I was driving at about 10am yesterday morning, (I'm on the East Coast) and was wondering why the moon was clearly visible...

Answer 1

It's bright enough to be seen during the day despite the brightness of the sky. Remember, it orbits the earth. That means it will regularly be at an angle between the earth and sun to be seen. Most people just don't pay enough attention to the sky to notice.

Answer 2

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You can see the moon during the day for the same reason which gives the moon it's phases.
While the earth rotates from day to night and back again in 24 hours, the moon takes 27 days to completely orbit the earth. Even though the moon has one of the lowest reflectivities of any body in the solar system, there are only two days when the moon is invisible or nearly so during the day, when the moon is full and when it is new.
(The new moon has no reflected light visible from earth and the full moon is opposite the sun with the earth in the middle (If you can see the sun, you can't see the moon.))
In order to beter understand, get a basketball, a softball and a lamp. As you move the softball moon around the basketball earth in relation to the lamp sun, you'll be able to see all the phases and also that the moon is visible during the relative day.

Answer 3

We are accustomed to thinking about the moon at night because a glowing moon is so clearly visible against a dark sky. But, we have all seen the moon during the daytime. Although the moon is harder to see in the daytime because of the sunlight, it is just as likely to be in the sky during the day as the night.

Answer 4

Since the Moon orbits the Earth once every month, it can sometimes be in the sky at the same time as the Sun. There are also stars in the sky during the daytime, but they are not bright enough to see while the Moon is.

Answer 5

Because the Moon revolves around the Earth at a rate of once every 28 days or so. There are instances when it will be visible during the day. Also any total eclipses will happen during the day.

Answer 6

The moon reflects light from the sun. Depending on its angle from where you are and where the sun is, it is sometimes possible for that reflected sunlight to be visible during the day.

The moon doesn't rise and set at the same time every day, it changes according to the phase of the moon.

Answer 7

As the earth revolves around the sun, the moon revolves around the earth. The moon is often seen during the daylight hours, so take advantage of the romantic moment and sit with your significant other in a quiet country place, or beach, or grassy meadow and take in it's beauty. Let your imagination take over.

Answer 8

Because it orbits the earth at a diffrerent rate that our one day rotation of the earth. The sun illuminates the part of the moon that faces the sun at any particular instant. The moon is not just a night time thing like in the cartoon you call your life.

Answer 9

The moon always has the sun's light reflecting off of it. The sky just dim's the ability to see it in the day

Answer 10

It's still in a position where it's reflecting the sun's light. That's why you can still see it. You'll notice that you can see it in the afternoon/early evening too.