How much of the moon's surface is illuminated by the sun at any one time?

Answer 1

1/2 ...of course it is always the same half because the revolution and the rotation of the moon are equal....thus the darkside.

Answer 2

Direct sunlight impacts 1/2 of the Moon's surface. However the reflection of light off the Moon's surface does extend the light a bit further, depending on the terrain. Because there is no air, that is no atmosphere, on the Moon, light does not refract and bend to illuminate the dark side as well as it does here on Earth. Here on Earth, there is considerable twighlight, not quite dark yet, even though the Sun has set behind the horizon.

Although the same side of the Moon always faces the Earth, different areas of the Moon are illuminated by the Sun as it revolves around the Sun, paired up with the Earth.

Answer 3

The half of the moon facing the sun is illuminated at one time, just like Earth. Except, of course, during an eclipse.

Answer 4

A and B. most of the illuminated aspects of the moon get easy from area of the sunlight jointly as others get complete sunlight easy. think of you're on the exterior of the moon at extremely some places. while you're close to the boundary of the illuminated and darkish areas you, on the moon, finding on the sunlight will see a partial eclipse of the sunlight. basically area of the sunlight illuminates the moon's floor. while you're interior the brightly illuminated area of the moon there will be no eclipse of the sunlight (out of your factor on the moon) so each and all of the sunlight will eliminate darkness from the moon.

Answer 5

Approximately 50 per cent. It may not be the 50 percent we see but it will be illuminated.

Answer 6

except 4 during an eclipse, exactly 1/2

Answer 7

It is just as on earth, the part of the moon that has sunlight is almost half of it, and I say almost, because it depends on the inclination

Answer 8

Half of it. However, we don't always see that half.