is the moon visible during the day at times all around the world? or is this an equator thing.?

Answer 1

No, only one side of the earth faces the moon at any point in time. It isn't an equator thing, it is a "the world is round" thing.

Answer 2

You can see the Moon in the daytime because it is big and brightly lit by the Sun. The surface of the Moon is about as reflective as an asphalt road--rather dark but not totally black. When you look at the Moon, you are seeing the light which reflects off it. This is not nearly as bright as the Sun, but it is up to 100,000 times as bright as the brightest nighttime star.
During the day, the brightness of the sky washes out the light from the stars: a region of the sky including a bright star is only very slightly brighter than a region of the sky without a bright star, so your eye cannot notice the difference. However, the region of the sky containing the Moon is much brighter, so you can see it. You can also sometimes see Venus during the day if the conditions are right and you know exactly where to look, but anything dimmer is lost.

It might be useful to think of the Sun as a large light bulb, and the moon as a large mirror. There are situations where we can't see the light bulb, but we can see the light from the bulb reflected in the mirror. This is the situation when the moon is out at night. We can't see the Sun directly because the earth is blocking our view of it, but we can see its light reflected from the moon. However, there are also situations where we can see both the light bulb and the mirror, and this is what is happening when we see the moon during the day. You can explore this for yourself with a light and a hand mirror. Depending on which way you face (away from the light or sideways to the light) you can see either just the mirror, or both the light and the mirror.

I hope this helps!

Answer 3

When I look at your question, and then I read all the answers, I think everyone has missed the point to your question.

There are times of the year in the arctic and antarctic circle when the SUN is not visible for "days" on end. Similarly there are times in those places when the moon is not visible for "days" on end. I am not entirely sure of the angle of the moon's orbit relative to the axis of the Earth, however, the farther you get from the Earth's poles (north and south), the more likely you are to be able to see the moon in the day time.

Answer 4

The moon isn't visible at all times during the day. Sometimes it can be seen for a little while along with the sun, early in the morning when the sun rises, or early in the evening when the sun starts to set. The equator doesn't have to do with it.

Answer 5

In California, I've seen the moon during the day.

Answer 6

i really dont know mainly people think the moon shines at night but personally i know it shines day too, the equator or line in the middle of the earth is what seperates the time of day and night from different sides, like rising in the east and setting in the west

Answer 7

The moon is always in the sky somewhere. How much of its face is showing to us ( its phase) depends on its angle in relation to the sun. If its not too thin a crescent and drowned out by the sun, nor too close to full and possibly set, you can see it in the day.

Answer 8

No
The phases of the moon are experienced by the whole earth, one day at a time.

Answer 9

It's often visible during the day here in Alaska.

Answer 10

you can see the moon here were i live for the whole day