The Moon was full on the 5th, so on the 3rd and 4th it was a waxing gibbous, and on the 6th it was a waning gibbous.
Where the Moon is in the sky depends on where you are on Earth, the date, and the time you are observing. In general, the Moon (like everything else) rises in the east and sets in the west. If you are observing from north of the tropic of cancer, then the Moon reaches its highest point in the sky in the south. If you are south of the tropic of capricorn, the Moon reaches its highest point in the sky in the north. If you are between the two tropics, then it depends on exactly where you are and where the Moon is in its orbit around Earth.
Since the Moon was so close to being full on those dates, it rose close to sunset and set close to sunrise (the Moon rises about 50 minutes later each day). So in the early evening the Moon was low in the east. Around sunrise the Moon was low in the west, and around midnight the Moon was at its highest point (see the paragraph above).
2006-11-07 06:09:05
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answered by kris 6
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