a question about astronomy?

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a question about astronomy?

OK, this is the last one. What is the moon called that is visible for a northern-Hemisphere observer, looking into the south-eastern sky just after sunset?

2007-09-22 15:03:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space

3 answers

Waxing Gibbous.

2007-09-22 15:08:01 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋

Think of it this way.

The full moon rises at sunset.
A half moon rises halfway between sunset and sunrise (around midnight or so).

So if the moon rises after sunset (but before midnight) then is has to be between a half moon and a full moon.
We call that 'waxing' (meaning getting bigger) and gibbous (meaning more than half but not full).

2007-09-22 22:21:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

the Moon.

2007-09-22 22:11:05 · answer #3 · answered by The Cythian 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋