Im pretty sure they are but im curious because when i was watching the cowboys and giants game the commentator beside troy aikman said it was a full moon.....now im assuming he only said this fact based on looks.......but what i wonder since im almost sure that a full moon is the same on earth but still dont know how because on my calender it says the 5th but he said it was today.....im sure hes wrong but then can someone give me a lamens term explination....not too scientific that i wont understand but informative........and by the way please dont just copy and paste and plagarise from some website or wikipedia and insult my intelligence
2006-12-03 12:15:43 · 7 answers · asked by anonymous 27 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The phase of the moon looks the same to everyone on earth no matter where they are.
2006-12-03 12:19:23 · answer #1 · answered by Roman Soldier 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A full moon occurs when the moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the sun. From our view on Earth, we can see the entire moon because the side facing us is the side that is fully illuminated by the sun. A new moon, when we can't see any of the moon, is the opposite. The moon is on the same side of the Earth as the sun, and we are viewing the dark side. You always have a lunar eclipse with a full moon, because the Earth blocks the sunlight resulting in an eclipse. Yes, the phase of the moon is the same everywhere on Earth. A full moon occurs at the same time in the US and China and everywhere else. With the cowboys giants game tonight, the moon appears full for about 4 days, it really is only full on the 5th, but it's very close on the 3rd.
2006-12-03 12:28:58 · answer #2 · answered by irongrama 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Half of the moon is ALWAYS illuminated by the sun (except when in earths shadow-- a rare event called a lunar eclipse).
Its a question of HOW MUCH of the illuminated half we see that causes phases of the moon.
A full moon will occur (technically) at a specific time at a specific point on earth (but you really can't notice the difference). When a full moon is visible in New York, it will look the same as a full moon occuring in Argentina.
Consequently, we always see the same side of the moon. The side we see is always pointing at us. The term "Dark Side of the Moon" is a reference to the side we NEVER ever see (except when orbital moon missions take pictures).
2006-12-03 12:28:23 · answer #3 · answered by Stu F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
convinced: the finished Moon is seen concurrently everywhere on the same area of the Earth. at the same time as a lunar eclipse takes position, it too is seen everywhere on the same area of the Earth. image voltaic eclipses are a lot extra restricted in volume, because the Moon's shadow on earth is way smaller than the Earth's shadow on the Moon.
2016-11-23 15:14:18 · answer #4 · answered by kulpa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not quite.
Mathematically the full moon occurs at one precise instant when the moon is exactly 180 deg opposite the sun. That instance may only be seen from a few locactions across a particular longitude.
But as far as just "looking full", yes everybody sees a fullish moon at around the same date. People probably talk of seeing a full moon a day before to a day after actual. But only a few will see the actual precise full moon.
2006-12-03 12:25:49 · answer #5 · answered by nick s 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually, the full moon is tomorrow Dec. 4. The announcer probably thought it looked full, which it pretty much does. The guy is a football anouncer, not an astronomer.
2006-12-03 12:48:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes the moon is full everywhere on the planet at the same time, lunar cycles don't change do to geographic locations.
2006-12-03 12:24:46 · answer #7 · answered by matt v 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋