If a Half Moon is in the Southern sky after sunset, which direction is the "Cresent" facing ?

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If a Half Moon is in the Southern sky after sunset, which direction is the "Cresent" facing ?

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2007-11-16 16:06:35 · 3 answers · asked by tualome 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space

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The crescent always faces toward the sun because it is formed by the sun shining on the moon from different angles.

ONE WORD ANSWER: West.

2007-11-16 16:14:35 · answer #1 · answered by Trekky0623 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

If the moon's phase is first or last quarter(half moon), there is no crescent.. The crescent phases occur at a different time than the "half moon phases".

2007-11-16 16:28:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

West.

2007-11-16 16:16:05 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋