I feel like, outside of the moon phases, I can see the moon every night I’ve thought to check. But sometimes you can see the moon during the day, which would mean that it’s facing that side of the planet. Would that mean the moon isn’t visible to places where it’s currently night? And even during the “new” moon phases, it’s still facing the planet at night, right? Because the next night it’s there but just a sliver?
I just can’t wrap my head around this.
In: Physics
When there’s a full moon, the moon rises at sunset and sets at sunrise.
When there’s a new moon, the moon is close in the sky to the sun, so you can’t see it.
At midnight(according to the sun), you can see any moon that’s more than half full.
At sunrise, you can see any moon that’s waning.
At sunset, you can see any moon that’s waxing.
At noon, have line of sight to moons that are less than half full, but if it’s close to a new moon the atmosphere might be too bright to see it.
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