Does the moon move every night?

Question

if you looked at the moon every night for a month would u have to change where and when you looked at it? and why?
Also which way does the moon appear to move (like in what direction)?

Answer 1

The moon moves from South to North and back again throughout the year. This is how the ancients kept track of it usually, especially of the solstices and equinoxes. This motion is accurate and how they can predict future eclipses.

http://www.aaa.org/aaahighlowmoon.htm

Answer 2

Of course you would. Surely you have noticed that the moon is in a different position in relation to sunset when it is fairly new to when it is a full moon. It is very basic observation.

Since the moon does one revolution in 29 days, you can pretty much say that from night to night at the same time, it jumps back one 29th of the way around the sky. It will take 14.5 days to go from new moon, when it is just about with the sun at sunset, to full moon when it is just rising on the opposite horizon as the sun sets.

Folks, get out and observe. I hate the expression, but have to use it here -

it aint rocket science.

PS: I don't know what the first respondant was on about, with that north/south stuff. The moon tracks from west to east across the sky.

Answer 3

Yes the moon orbits the earth every 28 days. the earth is also rotating under the moon so u take 360 deg Devided. by 28 will give u a good rule of thumb to calculate the position.

Answer 4

yes, It orbits around the earth all the time just like the earth orbits around the sun, as well as the other eight planets in our solar system. That's why the moon is a different shape every few day's it moves and the sun reflects off the moon from different angles all the time.