Why can we still see the moon when the sun is up the same amount we see at night?

Answer 1

Where did you go to school? Everybody knows that the moon is the back side of the Sun. When you see the moon during the day, you are actually seeing a double reflection of the back side of the Sun (the Moon) which is reflected off the interior surface of the "Firmament" (Where God keeps the water he used for Noah's flood) it is then re-reflected to the opposite interior side of the Firmament where it appears normal in the sky. I hope this explains it for you. If you have any further questions, visit http://www.landoverbaptist.org

Answer 2

Reflection of the sun on the moon's surface against the darkness of space makes the disc of the moon visible during daylight hours under certain conditions of where the sun and earth and moon are in relation to each other. The sky above us appears light for the same reason that the atmosphere is reflecting light from the sun and appears light blue in color.

Answer 3

For the same reason you could see an airplane in flight day or night if the airplane were high enough above the earth to catch the rays of the sun, and reflect the light back to you. Man-made satellites are visible day or night, but they are too small to be seen without a telescope.

Answer 4

The same reason you can't see the stars- the sun is far, far, brighter, and visually, sort of "drowns out" the other light sources- same way you can't tell very easily if a torch is on during the day.

Answer 5

it's still reflecting the light from the sun, but the sun is brighter so we notice that more