East of the sun, west of the moon? where is that?

Answer 1

Contrary to a bunch of answers, East and West (and North and South) ARE used routinely to describe directions in the sky. Please don't guess when you don't know the answer!

In astronomy, East is the direction in the sky towards the eastern horizon, and West is the direction in the sky towards the western horizon. So if the Sun is on the meridian, everything from its location to the eastern horizon is east of it, and everything towards the western horizon is west of it. Notice that, in the northern hemisphere at least, this is the reverse of the way directions appear on a map of Earth: West is to the right, East is to the left. This is confusing to beginners in astronomy, but makes sense once you realize that, looking at the stars from the surface of the Earth, you're on the inside looking out.

So, to answer your question, it's an area in the Earth's sky between the Sun's location and the Moon's location, with the Sun to the West and the Moon to the East. Since Full Moon is tomorrow, it describes most of the sky around sunset.

Answer 2

Astronomers give these directions in relation to the sky as seen by the observer.

For an observer in northern latitude, observing the Sun and Moon towards the South (more or less), East of the Sun means to the left, or 'behind' the Sun (the object East of the Sun passes the meridian after the Sun).

So, when we say that Venus is at its greatest Eastern elongation, look for it in the evening (western) sky, because it will set 'after' the Sun.

Therefore, West of the Moon is to the right (for a Northern latitude observer) and 'ahead' of the Moon -- the object that is West of the Moon will set before the Moon.

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We used to say the Western edge of the Moon to indicate the edge closer to the western horizon of the observer. However, ever since people have been on the Moon, we must now use the Moon's proper directions when talking about points on the Moon's disk (North is north and East is 90 degrees clockwise from North).

We now talk of the leading edge (the one that will set first) and the trailing edge.

Answer 3

It does not make sense to say east of the sun. East is a direction on earth and the sun is up in space above the sky, same for the moon

Answer 4

East and west only applies to the surface of the Earth and doesn't extend into the 3 dimensions of space where the moon and sun are. It sounds like a saying someone would use to label an unknown location.

Answer 5

It does not make sense to say east of the sun. East is a direction on earth and the sun is up in space above the sky, same for the moon

Answer 6

Waning is after full moon and before new moon. That means the moon rises before the sun does, so the sun is to the east of the moon. Waxing is the opposite.

Answer 7

Edith Pattaou wrote a series of books about a young girl named NYAMH ROSE and a bear .... she took a journey on a Knor with Captain Thor and ended up in a place after a storm that was described as being "east of the sun , west of the moon'.... or, Greenland.....

Answer 8

Doesn't exist. East, West, North, and South are two-dimensional. As the earth rotates on its axis and orbits the sun, and as the moon orbits the earth, East, West, North, and South change with respect to the sun and moon. Two dimensional terms can't define three dimensional locations. They only apply to things ON the earth.

Answer 9

light

Answer 10

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