2007-03-04 07:11:54 · 12 answers · asked by shango 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
No, that's a popular misconception.
In its orbit, the moon moves around the earth. Sometimes, as during the total eclipse yesterday, it is "behind" the earth (that is, on the opposite side from the sun).
At other times, the moon is between the earth and the sun, and you get a solar eclipse. You might say that at such times, the moon is "in front of" the earth.
During most of its orbit, the moon is neither "behind" nor "in front of" the earth. It's on one side of the earth or another (so to speak). At many of these times, you'll easily be able to see the moon in the daytime.
Over the next couple of mornings, look out in the western sky and you should see the whited-out moon in the daytime for about an hour after sunrise. Since the sun and moon can then both be seen at the same time, you can understand how the moon is neither behind nor in front of the earth.
2007-03-04 07:15:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anne Marie 6 · 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.
2007-03-04 13:15:50 · answer #2 · answered by orion_1812@yahoo.com 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We can see the moon when it is lit by light from the sun - since it orbits the earth 24/7 it is sometimes visible from one part of the earth and not another. when the earth blocks the sunlight from hitting the moon we can't see it at all and it is night on the side of the earth facing the moon .
2007-03-04 07:41:34 · answer #3 · answered by pilot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i replaced into shocked to study that it surprises human beings too. i've got seen the Moon during the day provided that i replaced right into a newborn. yet then, i've got additionally been watching the skies all that component--my mothers and dads gave me a telescope earlier while and that i replaced into (mildly) hooked. that's between the few Christmas delivers that a techniques back that I nonetheless have, and that i've got been introducing my daughter to the wonderful thing approximately viewing the heavens by way of a (primitive) 'scope. i think of maximum folk in simple terms anticipate that the Moon is in simple terms seen at evening, in simple terms as a results of fact the solar is seen in simple terms during the day. some fundamentalist loopy types (wait, that's redundant) probable have faith the Moon isn't seen during the day as a results of fact the Bible says the Moon replaced into created as a mild for the evening, meaning that that's in simple terms seen then.
2016-10-02 09:16:34 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The moon revolves around the planet and together they revolve around the sun. What's confusing to some people is that the moon does not rotate, so it always keeps the same side facing Earth.
2007-03-04 07:23:19 · answer #5 · answered by Resident Heretic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the moons orbit is different from the earths, you can see the moon in the day time when it is a new moon(no moon at night)...during a full moon the moon is on the other side...i think
2007-03-04 07:22:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the moon revolves around the earth just as the earth revolves around the sun........the difference is the time factor.......moon revolution,s= lunar cycle........earth revolution,s=solar cycle....with this in mind you can see the moon during the day as well as night......also remember that the earth spin,s on it,s axes........anything on the other side.....will soon be on this side.
2007-03-04 07:22:16 · answer #7 · answered by slipstream 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a tragedy of city living that people go for years without ever seeing the moon in daylight.
In fact it is often visible in daylight - in fact it spends half its time on the daylight side.
You should get out more.
Sad
2007-03-04 08:01:50 · answer #8 · answered by nick s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
misunderstanding the moon is always there in the sky but u cant see it during day bacaouse of the sunlight.. which is too extreme for the moonlight.. just stare at the sky alittle and u will c it during day.
2007-03-04 07:27:57 · answer #9 · answered by goku 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the earth orbits the sun and goes closer to the moon i think im actually not quite sure it was just a guess!!!
2007-03-04 07:18:08 · answer #10 · answered by 2 good 4 you 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋