2006-09-12 15:11:34 · 6 answers · asked by beeweeviolet 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Wow, it is like some people were born yesterday. I guess it is the problem of living in cities and never seeing good skies.
Some time ago, my partner and I went and parked by the ocean to watch the full moon rise over the ocean. Its well worth seeing, as the sea glows long before the moon actually appears.
Anyway, while we were waiting, there were two mid-teen kids sitting on a fence, and when the glow started to appear, they came running over shouting "what's that, what's that"
Just the moon, mate.
It's like people don't know what they got in the sky.
Anyway to answer the question, the moon is often visible in daylight. If you are 15 years old you could have seen it in daylight hundreds of times.
PS Jonathan, the previous respondant is talking garbage. The earth does not move further away from the sun in winter, and the seasons have nothing to do with you being able to see the moon in daytime.
Why do people just make up answers. Wow.
2006-09-12 17:46:09 · answer #1 · answered by nick s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has to do with how the earth orbits the sun. The stars and the moon doesn't disappear during the day, but because the sun shines so brightly, it's light blocks us being able to see the other celestial bodies.
Because we are beginning to move into winter in our hemisphere, the earth is further from the sun. That means that it takes slightly longer for the sunlight to reach it's full brightness here. And that allows the moon to be visible further into the day. And when it's a full moon, which reflects sunlight the best of all the moon phases, that can lengthen the visibility time even more.
2006-09-13 00:04:17 · answer #2 · answered by Jonathen 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Starting with the full moon - A day or two before the "full moon" you will see the
moon rise just before sunset. At full moon it will rise as the sun sets, and of course
after the sun sets as the time goes on. Each night after, notice how the light on the
moon shrinks from full to last quarter and then to nothing (a 2 week time period).
Also during this time you will notice the moon "traveling" closer to the sun.
Two weeks from full moon (day may vary) look for the sliver of the moon just before sunset.
As the moon moves into NEW moon and you cannot see at all, watch for it to become noticable
as a sliver in the other direction as the sun sets. Follow the light on the moon as
it expands to first quarter and then to full. So you can actually see the moon and the sun
at the same time virtually most of the month.
2006-09-16 01:19:22 · answer #3 · answered by orion_1812@yahoo.com 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I saw it at 11:30 am in Massachusetts (EDT). The Moon is "up" during the day just as much as it is up during the night, but the Moon is easier to see when it is up at night. The obvious reason is that the daytime sky is bright making the Moon harder to see compared to night. Also, when the Moon is up in the sky all day long it's a New Moon, so the dark side faces Earth and we can't see it, when the Moon is in the sky all night long the lit up side faces Earth and it's very easy to see. Today the Moon is several days past full (but not quite last quarter) so it rises a little before midnight and sets a little before noon (remember we're on daylight savings time). You must have seen the Moon today in the western sky.
2006-09-12 22:45:31 · answer #4 · answered by kris 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The moon is not strictly a nighttime object. It orbits the earth, and could be visible at any time of day, depending on where in its orbit it is. A full moon rises at sunset, but a half moon rises 4-6 hours later, making it still visible several hours after sunrise.
2006-09-12 22:18:17 · answer #5 · answered by marsminute 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the moon is above your horizon, and it is not cloudy
yes, sometimes the moon is visible during daytime especially if it is opposite to the sun as is these days -- full moon phase
2006-09-12 22:18:45 · answer #6 · answered by oracle 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋