Where is the sun located during a new moon?

Question

I really need to know this for a report due in a few days. Thanks!

Answer 1

From our point of view looking at the moon from Earth, the sun is behind of the moon. Check the picture at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Lunar-Phase-Diagram.png

You will see it look something like this:

Earth <--- Moon <--- Sun

Answer 2

During new moon, the moon is between the Earth and the Sun, so the other side is lit, and the Earth-facing side is dim. In the sky, the sun and the moon will be relatively close to each other. On rare occasions, the moon will move over the sun, either partially or completely obsuring it, resulting in a solar eclipse.

Answer 3

When there is new moon we do not see it, so the Sun is near the same line Earth-Moon (and far away of the Moon, of course). When the Sun is exactly on the line Earth-Moon then we have a solar eclipse (partial or total, that depends on the exact conincidence and on the distances, distances that varies slightly with time periods).

Answer 4

The sun and the moon are in the same direction in our sky. The moon is in front of the sun but usually above or below the sun in the sky. If it gets exactly in line with the sun, we have a solar eclipse.

Answer 5

during a new moon, the moon is right between the earth and the sun, so the moon kind of provides a little shade for the earth. its like when u hide under a tree for shade. the moon is the tree and u are the earth.

Answer 6

its behind the earth...the earth is between the sun and moon and blocks the light.

Answer 7

same place it always is it doesn't go grocery shopping