the moon rotates around the earth so which one?
2007-01-23 12:48:58 · 8 answers · asked by scott_wright2 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
You would see the sun rise and set if you waited long enough. A "day" on the moon lasts about 28 days. So sunset is about 2 weeks after sunrise.
While the same side of the moon always faces the earth, it "wobbles" over the course of its revolution around the earth, so, if you were standing at a place on the moon where the earth was on the horizon, you could watch (over the course of a month) the earth appear to rise and set at almost the same location on the horizon.
2007-01-23 14:23:36 · answer #1 · answered by Egghead 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You would see the sunrise and sunset once a month because the Moon rotates on its axis, one revolution per month, to keep the same face towards the Earth. There is no "dark" side to the Moon, there is a far side which we can only see by going there. The far side gets just as much sunlight as the Earth side.
You will not see the Earth rise and set. The Moon keeps the same face towards the Earth so the planet is always in the same position in the sky. That being said, there are slight variations due to the elliptical orbit of the Moon so if you were right on the edge of the side facing the Earth, you would see the occasional Earthrise and Earthset but the Earth would always be either just above or just below the horizon.
2007-01-23 21:23:19 · answer #2 · answered by tentofield 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The sun you would see rise and set, but not the Earth. The Apollo astronauts saw the earth rise and set because they were in orbit around the moon. But the Earth should be in about the same relative position in the lunar sky, depending on where on the moon you are. On the far side of the moon you wouldn't have a clue the Earth was there.
2007-01-23 21:55:46 · answer #3 · answered by baron_von_party 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you can see sun set and sun rise because the moon goes around the Earth hence both the Earth and the moon follow the same orbit around the sun. So, therefore you can see both,
2007-01-23 20:54:01 · answer #4 · answered by iansbaby17 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Given enough time, you would see both in addition to an earth rising and setting.
2007-01-23 20:55:06 · answer #5 · answered by Scarp 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you would see both sun rise and sun set and you would also see earth rise and earth set (bet that would be awsome to see a blue jewel rise and set in the sky.)
2007-01-23 20:59:09 · answer #6 · answered by captsnuf 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it depends where on the moon you are. if on the dark side (meaning the earth is blocking the sun from view them you wont see the sun at all. if not the sun will be in sight the entire time.
2007-01-23 20:57:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
Hi. Yes, about once every 28 days or so.
2007-01-23 20:58:31 · answer #8 · answered by Cirric 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋