Does the moon appear as full all over the world (making allowances for time differences) or do different places/countries have a full moon on different dates?
2007-06-04 12:39:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Remember that the earth is rotating. I will explain in children's terms...
You are on a merry go round. Your parent is there waiting for you to get off the ride so they are stationary.
As the merry go round spins you can see from each angle that you can still see your full parent as you come around and as you are going away.
That is the same for the moon. We all get to see the same show.
2007-06-04 12:47:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally, no place on Earth is more than 12 hours away from seeing the moon in any direction (exception would be high latitudes in the summer hemisphere)
For example, even if the exact full moon happens on noon, you're going to see it at midnight or you're not going to see it at all.
And in that time frame the moon doesn't have enough time to noticably go away from looking full.
Of course because of the International Date Line it might be a different day, but no one misses out on a full moon unless it's cloudy (or again, you're >60º latitude in summer)
2007-06-04 13:10:01 · answer #2 · answered by anonymous 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The phases of the moon are the same all over the world but obviously only half the world can see the moon at any given time !
2007-06-04 12:46:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The moon is visible to the entire world, and it doesn't care about what country is facing it. The moon is full when the earth is between the moon and the sun, and that doesn't depend on the country viewing it.
So the answer is yes.
2007-06-04 14:17:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. The full Moon lasts just a moment, so anyone who can see it just rising will see the same thing as someone on the other side of the terminator as it sets. Just about half of the world.
2007-06-04 13:25:55 · answer #5 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the whole world doesn't have a full moon at once because for example, when it's daytime in America, it is nightime in Japan. This can take place anywhere else in the other half of the world.
2007-06-04 12:52:48 · answer #6 · answered by The Rock 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes full moon is full over the whole world, you my get some different views in the southern hemisphire, but it'll still be full.
2007-06-04 12:46:21 · answer #7 · answered by DR DEAL 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2007-06-04 12:42:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋