Eli5:The moon changing directions. I took a picture August 2, then August 20. I’m in central USA. The first pic, the moon was positioned Southeast, the second, southwest. How does it change so quickly?

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Edit: Both pictures were taken at approximately 9:45pm

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The moon rises in the east and sets in the west, same as the sun. Your August 2 pic was close to moonrise. August 20 was close to moonset.