When a full moon occurs if there were people on the moon would they see a 'full' Earth?

Answer 1

No, they would see a "new Earth". The moon shines by light reflected from the sun. The moon has phases because as it orbits the earth the side that is toward us is sometimes completely in daylight (full moon) sometimes completely in night (new moon) and sometimes partly one and partly the other (assorted phases). During the full moon the Sun, Earth and Moon are all lined up in a straight line with the Earth in the middle. The near side of the moon is facing the earth *and* the sun so it is all lit up. The side of the earth which is facing the moon though is facing away from the sun, thus it is night time and the earth would look dark to people on the moon. At the time of the new moon the situation is exactly reversed and then the moon would see a full earth.

Answer 2

No, Simply Satan is correct. I add this: when there is a lunar eclipse (as seen from earth of course), then there is a solar eclipse as seen from the moon, as the earth is coming between the sun and the moon. That could clarify the answer a little bit.

Answer 3

Simply Satan is correct. Simply put, the Earth faces as seen from the Moon will be the "opposite" of the Moon faces as seen from the Earth. One is full when the other is new, one is ascending when the other is descending.

Answer 4

Obviously yes if there will be people on moon they will be able to see a full earth and that may be bigger in compare to the full moon we see on earth.And due to presence of large water body there are chances of getting a blueish green effect.

Answer 5

No. The sun would be on the other side of the earth. So, the side of the Earth facing the Moon would be in shadow.

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Answer 6

Yes, and much clearer, because Earth itself is larger than moon and has a lot of water that reflects light. Thanks and bye.

Answer 7

according to their locations