Are the moon phases the same in the northern and southern hemispheres or are they opposites? i.e, northern hemisphere is full moon whilst southern is new moon. etc ...
Someone else has asked this question but the answer got my thinking in a twist so easy answers only please with not too much maths in it :-)
2006-12-04 02:22:31 · 7 answers · asked by Part Time Cynic 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
they are the same ( simple stuff you are sitting on a basketball with a light shining over your shoulder at a baseball - does it matter where you sit ? )
it is true that your perception of them will change - in the southern hemisphere you are standing on your head ! ( lol )
2006-12-04 04:36:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
They're opposite. See link.
In the northern hemisphere, if the left side of the Moon is dark then the light part is growing, and the Moon is referred to as waxing (moving towards a full moon). If the right side of the Moon is dark then the light part is shrinking, and the Moon is referred to as waning (moving towards a new moon). Assuming that one is in the northern hemisphere, the right portion of the Moon is the part that is always growing. The acronym mnemonic "DOC" represents this: "D" is the waxing moon; "O" the full moon; and "C" the waning moon. (One phrase that can be used to remember this is "Dog comes; Cat goes".) In the Southern hemisphere, this order is reversed, and the mnemonic is "COD".
2006-12-04 10:33:35 · answer #2 · answered by Crash 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
The phases are the same (check the wikipedia link given earlier).
What does change is the orientation. To see this draw a crescent on a piece of paper. Hold it up with the two cusps (points) facing to the right. Now if you stand on your head to simulate being in the antipodes you will see it is still a crescent, but the points go to your left.
2006-12-04 10:43:00 · answer #3 · answered by tringyokel 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think it will be the same in both the hemispheres.
2006-12-04 10:29:52 · answer #4 · answered by Adithya M 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
both phases of the moon are same.
2006-12-04 14:09:41 · answer #5 · answered by candy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just as earth's positioning with the sun. So it is with the moon and the earth. 13 moon cycles equal one earth cycle.
2006-12-04 10:43:46 · answer #6 · answered by catcher 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
ahhh! now i wanna know lol
2006-12-04 10:28:33 · answer #7 · answered by Psychodelic Chicken 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋