2007-05-28 05:03:01 · 8 answers · asked by ngantran1993 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Because the Moon is bright enough to see in the daytime sky. The stars are up during the daytime too, but they are not bright enough to see in the bright blue daytime sky.
2007-05-28 05:08:37 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It actually depends on the PHASE of the moon; you are most likely to see the moon and sun during the day when the moon is waning (going from Full to New), than when the moon is waxing (from new to full). When the moon is waxing, you can see the moon during the first hours of the night after sunset, and when the moon is waning, you can see it along with the sun during the day.
This is also true of Sun Eclipses, when the moon covers all or part of the sun and the shadow of the moon covers the part of the earth where you can see the actual eclipse going on.
On the contrary, during a Lunar Eclipse, the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon, and the Earth's shadow is being casted on the Full Moon.
Hope this Helps!
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2007-05-28 05:09:56 · answer #2 · answered by CoolDragon 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Draw a triangle. One vertex is the sun, another is the moon and the third is you. If you made it to scale it would be a very very skinny triangle!. ANyway... now all you have to do is draw a circle (an arc would be better cuz a circle cant be drawn to scale very easily) for the earth at your point. When that arc cuts the line between you and the sun then the sun is under the horizon and it is night for you. When the circle (arc) cuts the line between you and the moon then the moon is below the horizon. When the circle doesn't cut either line then you can see both the sun and the moon at the same time. ANd finally if you draw the circle (arc) to cut both lines then it is night with no moon in the sky (or you drew the diagram wrong ;)
2007-05-28 05:18:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sun is somtimes on the same side of the earth as the moon
look at it this way
0 is the sun
º is the moon
o is the earth
0 ºo
the earth is spinning the moon is orbiting around the earth
so every once in a while they will both be on the same side
I hope this helps
2007-05-28 05:13:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It just a reflection of the moon off the atmosphere.
Not really, it just how the moon revolves around the Earth and at times we get a Solar Eclipse. The moon hides the sun.
2007-05-28 05:06:41 · answer #5 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, most people dont realize this-but the moon is out during the day too. Go outside and look at it.
2007-05-28 05:05:53 · answer #6 · answered by Jaguar88 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the time; the moon is almost always visible... Freaky huh?
2007-05-28 05:09:09 · answer #7 · answered by Ray 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This picture should help you understand it
http://public.clunet.edu/~sjfahmie/halfmoonday.jpg
2007-05-28 20:11:46 · answer #8 · answered by Arkalius 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋