2007-03-27 03:53:52 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Yes it is! There is no reflection. I live in Illinois and there is no water where I live so there for there cannot be a reflection!!
~Dawn~
2007-03-27 04:19:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi Pauline!
Actually, you can see the moon in the daytime almost (but not quite) any clear day.
But not at all hours of every single day.
The moon moves around the earth in an orbit requiring about 29 1/2 days for a full circuit. Some times of the month, it's near the sun in the sky.
Other times of the month, it's nearly opposite the sun, so it can be seen (by day) just before sunset or just after sunrise.
The only times you CAN'T see the moon IN THE DAY are at full moon, when it's only out at night, and for about a week around the time of new moon, when the thin crescent moon is washed out by the bright blue of the sky. (One writer seemed to think you could see the full moon by day, but after a bit of reasoning, you'll understand that the full moon, being directly opposite the sun in the sky, can only be seen at times when the sun can't be, that is at night.)
I know the best way to illustrate this! Here is the moon's schedule for the next week, March 27 to April 2:
The moon has just passed the First Quarter phase of the Northern spring (Southern Hemisphere autumn). It rises around noon (about 2 p.m. in the Southern Hemisphere), so you can see it for most of the afternoon, as well as all evening.
With each passing day, as it approached full phase, the moon will rise later in the afternoon, and each day the gibbous moon gets a bit fatter.
By Sunday April 1, the moon will rise about an hour before sunset in the Northern Hemisphere (only about 15 minutes before sunset in the Southern, where it is Harvest Moon). In only a few minutes, it will no longer be day.
And April 2nd is full moon, when the moon rises at sunset!
2007-03-27 12:01:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anne Marie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A full moon can be seen in the daytime and it is the moon reflecting back the light from the sun.
2007-03-27 10:57:27 · answer #3 · answered by Kerry 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't confuse "reflection" with "shining by reflected light".
The moon doesn't glow itself. Sunlight reflects off it toward our eyes. Even in the daytime, if the moon is in the right place in the sky, the sun's light hits it and rebounds to our eyes, and we see the moon in the sky.
2007-03-27 10:59:45 · answer #4 · answered by Rob S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not the question of possibility, moon is visible in the day time. It can be seen on the opposite side of the Sun but very dull. It can be seen with naked eye but only on clear sky. It is not a reflection. Just getup early in the morning when the Moon rises ahead of Sun. Keep watching it till the sun rise, you will see moon getting dull as the Sun light intensifies. Moon being a rough / crude reflector, but not as good as mirror, it reflects part of the light that is received from Sun. It gets dull due to the presence of Sun light scattered in our atmosphere. Similarly there are stars in day time sky but we can't see due to the haze of sun. You can see stars on day time only on Total Solar Eclipse time.
2007-03-27 11:36:28 · answer #5 · answered by Wiser 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is very possible to see the moon during the day, although not the full moon because we only see it as full when the entire side facing the Earth is illuminated. That can only happen with the moon on the opposite side of the Earth from the sun. i.e. at night.
2007-03-27 11:14:34 · answer #6 · answered by TexBW 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question.
When you say "reflection" well, yes it's always a reflection.
The moon does not create it's own light, so whenever you "see" the moon, you're really seeing the reflection of the Sun's light bouncing off the moon.
And yes, that reflection is so bright that you can see it in the day too. (if the moon is above the horizon)
2007-03-27 11:10:30 · answer #7 · answered by reedman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you see the moon in the daytime, its still the moon, not a reflection
2007-03-27 10:56:56 · answer #8 · answered by G*I*M*P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can be seen in the daytime anytime it's not either full or new. You may want to try looking up in the sky once in a while.
2007-03-27 11:48:58 · answer #9 · answered by Surveyor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well the moon can be seen in the day time too. It is clearly seen or better in sight in night because there is no releflection of the sun rays.
2007-03-27 11:01:48 · answer #10 · answered by vjkiran 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you never seen the moon in the daytime?
2007-03-27 11:04:00 · answer #11 · answered by Patrick C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋