Is is visible at night if you have seen it during the day, and dose it look the same?
2007-04-01 03:33:26 · 8 answers · asked by catsmeow150 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Take a look at this animation:
http://www.edumedia-sciences.com/a213_l2-blog-call.html
Every time the point on the earth where you live rotates around and faces the moon, the moon has moved a little farther along in its orbit around the earth, so it looks a little different every time you see it. Sometimes it is 'behind' us (with respect to the sun) and so we only see it at night, but sometimes its 'beside' us and ths sun illuminates it while we still have sunlight too.
2007-04-01 04:19:53 · answer #1 · answered by eggman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the orbit of the moon makes it visible at various times of the day and night, but never twice in the same day. If the moon were visible during daylight hours it would not re-appear again that night. The only way you would see it in both daylight and night is when it is visible late in day and the sun sets and night time arrives while the moon is still visible. Or if the moon was visible before and after sunrise in the morning. Also, the moon always looks the same, day or night, because the same side of the moon is always facing the Earth. The only change in the moon's appearance we see from Earth is the waxing and waning from full moon to new moon phases.
2007-04-01 04:07:13 · answer #2 · answered by Dave D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The moon travels around us just like we travel around the sun. It is on a totally different time schedule. It takes us (on the earth) one year, (365 days), to make the trip around the sun, but it only takes the moon 28 days to make the
trip around the Earth. So sometimes during the day we can see the moonbecause it is just moving around us faster.
2007-04-01 03:40:24 · answer #3 · answered by Taryn H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The moon rotates around the earth every 28 days.
2007-04-01 06:53:54 · answer #4 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's the same moon. When it's on the sun side of the Earth, you can see it during the day. When it's on the star side of the Earth, you see it at night. Try drawing yourself a picture of the sun, moon, and Earth's orbits, and it will be obvious why.
2007-04-01 05:05:48 · answer #5 · answered by eri 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is the same as in the night. It rotates around the earth and if it happens to be in a certain position you see it in the day instead of the night.
2007-04-01 03:41:36 · answer #6 · answered by Gone fishin' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the earth needs 365 days to make a complete revolution around the sun. the moon needs 28 days to complete a revolution around the earth, so it get's between the earth and the sun.
2007-04-01 03:49:58 · answer #7 · answered by neutron 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ACTUALLY MOON ALAYS REVOLVES ROUD THE EARTHBUT DUE TO THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE SUN WE CANT SEE IT SOMTIMES IT MIGHT BE DUE TO THE NEW MOON DAY ALSO
2007-04-01 03:42:09 · answer #8 · answered by BHARGAV N 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋