the moon's orbit around the earth is independent of the earth's orbit around the sun. in other words the moon is in the sky because it happens to be on that side of the earth, whether or not it is daytime.
in fact if you look you can see the moon up in day light lots.
the moon is not stuck in nighttime, it moves on its own. the sun causes the daylight but the moon does not cause the night
2007-09-02 07:10:59
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answered by Tim C 5
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Starting with the full moon - A day or two before the "full moon" you will see the
moon rise just before sunset. At full moon it will rise as the sun sets, and of course
after the sun sets as the time goes on. Each night after, notice how the light on the
moon shrinks from full to last quarter and then to nothing (a 2 week time period).
Also during this time you will notice the moon "traveling" closer to the sun.
Two weeks from full moon (day may vary) look for the sliver of the moon just before sunset.
As the moon moves into NEW moon and you cannot see at all, watch for it to become noticable
as a sliver in the other direction as the sun sets. Follow the light on the moon as
it expands to first quarter and then to full. So you can actually see the moon and the sun
at the same time virtually most of the month.
2007-09-02 15:27:01
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answered by orion_1812@yahoo.com 6
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The Moons visibility relies upon on its section. while that is 'new' it lies promptly between the Earth and the solar and for this reason that is invisible by using fact the sunlit ingredient of the Moon is dealing with remote from the Earth and additionally by using fact that is misplaced in the Suns glare. the only time while we are in a position to be sure the hot Moon is for the period of photograph voltaic eclipse. The Moon then pulls away east from the solar (relative to the Suns place in the sky) and so turns into seen in the night sky as a crescent. in case you are able to think of, as quickly as the solar has achieved 1 / 4 of its orbit around the Earth, the attitude between the solar and Moon is ninety levels at which ingredient we are saying the Moon has reached 1st quarter and is seen as a half disk in the afternoon and night sky. It then keeps in its orbit till it reaches a half way around its orbit, by which era that is for sure finished. in this time it is going to nevertheless upward push beforehand the solar gadgets and so would be seen extremely prominently in the east/south-east in the process the afternoon. by the time it reaches finished it is going to be promptly opposite the solar in the sky and so rises by using fact the solar gadgets. After finished, the opposite project happens and because it strikes by using final quarter and lower back in the direction of new. that is then seen in the morning sky till it disappears lower back into the Suns glare. quite the greater effective the elongation between the solar and the Moon, the longer that is seen in the process the day.
2016-10-17 12:05:30
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answered by ? 4
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because the moon is an object that is lit, and if it is on the right side of the earth, usually in mornings or evenings, you can see it just like the sun.
this is only possible when the moon is not full, or empty ^^ as earth moon and sun need to form a triangle :)
2007-09-02 06:56:21
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answered by mrzwink 7
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Because it is there. The moon orbits the earth every 28 days.
2007-09-02 08:37:41
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answered by JOHNNIE B 7
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This is because the sun's light is reflecting off the moon's surface, and the reflected light is strong enough to be seen through the earth's atmostphere.
2007-09-02 06:58:53
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answered by David B 2
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i dont know um probly cause it is right by us
2007-09-02 06:56:29
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answered by Anonymous
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