me and my six year old are purplexed
2007-01-05 03:36:33 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Sometimes it is. Not always.
2007-01-05 03:48:25 · answer #1 · answered by Cristina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Starting with the full moon - A day or two before the "full moon" you will see the
moon rise just before sunset. At full moon it will rise as the sun sets, and of course
after the sun sets as the time goes on. Each night after, notice how the light on the
moon shrinks from full to last quarter and then to nothing (a 2 week time period).
Also during this time you will notice the moon "traveling" closer to the sun.
Two weeks from full moon (day may vary) look for the sliver of the moon just before sunset.
As the moon moves into NEW moon and you cannot see at all, watch for it to become noticable
as a sliver in the other direction as the sun sets. Follow the light on the moon as
it expands to first quarter and then to full. So you can actually see the moon and the sun
at the same time virtually most of the month.
2007-01-05 14:40:27 · answer #2 · answered by orion_1812@yahoo.com 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The moon, just like the sun, rises and sets every day. Unlike the sun, however, which has a rising and setting centralized around noontime, the moon rises approximately 1 hour later each day and sets approximately 12 hours later. So, a moon that rises when the sun is setting (a full moon, actually), will set approximately when the sun rises. But the following day, it will set approximately an hour after sunrise, then two hours after sunrise, etc. Sooner or later, you will be awake and notice that the moon is out during the day.
2007-01-05 04:36:03 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nicely, as in "complete" meaning the sunlight is lighting fixtures up almost a hundred% of the edge seen from the earth--this is complicated to work out as we talk throughout the time of the time while the sunlight is above the horizon the place you're located. even however, during a entire lunar eclipse the sunlight does illuminate the earth and this reflects onto the moon and with the sunlight hidden in the back of the moon you will discover the full moon and its seen face is truthfully lit, regardless of the undeniable fact that during a roundabout way, throughout the time of the day.
2016-11-26 21:24:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is bright enough to be seen. Of course, it can only be seen if it is above the horizon when you look for it.
The Full Moon generally rises at sunset and sets at sunrise. Before Full Moon, the Moon rises before sunset. So it can be seen in the afternoon.
After Full Moon, the moon sets after sunrise. It can be seen in the morning.
There is generally one Full Moon per month.
In fact, at certain times, it is possible to see Venus in the daytime. However, you have to know where to look. Exactly where to look.
The next opportunity to see Venus in day time comes in late Winter, early Spring. The trick is to find out where it is. For example, on the afternoon of March 21, Venus will be in the general vicinity of the Moon, which should itself be visible as a thin crescent.
Some people have reported seeing Jupiter in daytime. That is an even trickier feat.
2007-01-05 03:58:19 · answer #5 · answered by Raymond 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's because the Sun is on one side of the Earth and the Moon on the other,hence the light from the Sun reflects off of the moon
rather like acting like a mirror
2007-01-05 03:40:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2007-01-05 05:07:38 · answer #7 · answered by iknowtruthismine 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As it orbits the Earth, it just so happens to be on the side of the planet that faces the sun and it's bright enough to be seen.
2007-01-05 03:39:24 · answer #8 · answered by Gene 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When it is hit by sunlight the luminosity increases enough to be seen through our atmosphere. Stars at the highest level of luminosity can also be seen the same way.
2007-01-05 03:56:07 · answer #9 · answered by Ring Questions 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is much brighter than the stars. That's why you can see the moon but not the stars.
2007-01-05 03:41:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the closest celestial body to earth.
2007-01-05 04:08:55 · answer #11 · answered by k_man_su 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋