2007-06-09 07:02:29 · 5 answers · asked by DARRIN 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
to be technical, the answer is no. the moon is only a true full moon for a split second. the moon is constantly orbiting the earth. it doesn't move then stop then move then stop. it's just that it's so far away that it appears to be full all night long. but it really is completely full for only a second. so for one person on one side of the world, it's full. but on the other side, it's full a few minutes later. but this is not at all noticable to the naked eye.
just as some months, the moon is only completely full during the day, but you can't see it cause it's on the other side of the world, once the moon rises, it has already waned a tad but you can't even tell the difference.
2007-06-09 07:23:29 · answer #1 · answered by brandon 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is in the same phase every where on earth at the same time.
the moon can be seen form only half the world at a time - that's the half of the world facing it.
2007-06-09 14:15:31 · answer #2 · answered by rosie recipe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the Moon shows exactly the same phase any place on Earth it's visible from.
2007-06-09 14:13:07 · answer #3 · answered by GeoffG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, it sure is. Think about the geometry of a 'full' moon and it's pretty easy to see why âº
Doug
2007-06-09 14:15:01 · answer #4 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah pretty much. We can never see the dark side, as it is always facing away from us.
2007-06-09 14:19:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋