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Is it possible to see a full moon setting at about the same time the sun is rising?
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∙ 12y ago
New Moon ... and maybe a day before and after ... is the only time when
the moon is not in the sky during any part of the night.
Full Moon is the only time when the moon is not in the sky during any part
of the day.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe Earth rotates around it's own axis every 24 hours.
The side of the Earth which faces the Sun is considered day.
The moon roughly revolves around the Earth every 28 days.
The moon does not produce any light itself.
When you see the moon you are seeing light which is reflected
off the moon's surface.
The amount of light reflected depends on the angle the moon
makes between the Earth and the Sun.
These cause the phases of the moon.
For example, when the Earth is between the moon and the Sun,
a full moon is seen only at night. Because the side of the moon
which reflects the sunlight is facing the part of the Earth that is
facing away from the Sun. You can only see a full moon at night.
When the moon is between the Earth and the Sun, the side of
the moon which is reflecting the sunlight is pointed away from
the Earth, so you can't see the light. This is a new moon.
Between these two extremes are the other phases,
crescents, quarters, gibbons. Each representing more and more
of the surface of the moon which is reflecting the sunlight.
During these phases, portions of the Earth can see the reflected
sunlight off the moon while that portion also faces the sun.
Hence you see the moon during the day.
If you see the moon rising after the sunrise the moon is going
from new moon to full moon. Each morning you will see more
and more of the moon, and the moon will rise later and later.
Until the moon only rises after the sunsets, which would be a full moon.
Similarly, if the moon is east of the sun, the moon is going from new moon to full moon.
If you see the moon setting before the sunset, the moon is going from full moon to a new moon. Each evening you will see less and less of the moon until the moon disappears which would be a new moon.
Similarly, if the moon is west of the sun the moon is going from full moon to new moon.
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoOn the average during a month, the moon is in the sky (up) for almost 13 hours
out of every 24.
With the possible exception of the time of the Full Moon, the moon is up during
some of the daylight hours of every day.
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoOn the average through one cycle of moon phases, the moon is in the sky for
about 12.8 hours out of every 25.6 hours.
Very roughly, it's up during the day for 50% of every 291/2 days.
To put it another way, Full Moon is the only time when the moon is not in the sky
during any part of the day.
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoNo. The Full moon is over the center of the night side of Earth, and "noon" is pretty close to the center of the daylight side. of the Earth.
The only times that you will be able to see the full moon in the daytime are on the eastern horizon at sunset, on the western horizon at sunrise, or on television.
The answer is Yes! In polar regions during polar night the full moon is visible at noon-time (due north in the Arctic) above the horizon. The sun is, however, despite the time of day not visible. This is much more exotic than mid-night sun but much less known.
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoWhen the moon is full it is because the side that is lit by the sun is facing the observer (on Earth). This happens when the Sun, the Earth and the Moon are approximately in a straight line (with the Earth in the middle). So most of the observers will have night when the full Moon is visible. Observers during northern hemisphere summer above the arctic circle can see the full moon during day (there may be no night for weeks or months up north and likewise in Antarctica during their light season). The Moon's orbit is inclined to the plane of the equator so it may not be visible at all too!
yes you can the moon is always out in the morning .....to night
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∙ 15y agoExcept for the day of the New Moon, when the Moon is close to the Sun in the sky and is generally not visible, there's no reason (except clouds) why you shouldn't be able to observer the Moon each night, and often during the day.
However, it is more commonly seen during the waxing (increasing) part of the cycle, because from about 5 days after the Full moon until the new moon, it is visible only late at night and in the pre-dawn hours. For example, the Third Quarter moon rises about midnight, and is visible until about noon.
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoOn average, the Moon is visible at midnight about half of the time. At the first quarter, the Moon is just setting at midnight; at the full moon, the Moon is high overhead at midnight. At the 3rd quarter, the Moon is just rising at midnight.
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∙ 13y agoNo, for the most part we always see the same side of the moon. (The moon appears to "wobble" slightly in its orbit, so over the course of a month we actually see a bit over half of its surface.. see the "Lunation" link below for a great animation of this.)
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∙ 13y agono you cant because of the moon phases cause there is different types like the new moon and you cant see it.
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If moon is setting at 6 am which phase is it?
6 AM is pretty close to sunrise, so if the Moon is setting while the Sun is rising, then the Moon must be pretty close to being Full.
What is full moon doing as the sun sets?
the full moon is rising because during a full moon, the Earth is in the middle of the sun and moon and acts like a fulcrum. thus, when the sun sets in the west, the moon is rising .
What is moonrise and moonset?
moonrise is the moon rising moonset is the moon setting
What phase of the moon at sunset is high in the southern sky?
The first quarter moon is high in the sky at sunset, but for it to be high in the SOUTHERN sky tells us that you are in the northern hemisphere. In the southern hemisphere, the Sun and Moon pass NORTH of the observer.
When the moon crosses the eastern side of the horizon plane is it rising or setting?
its rising because the moon moves like the sun, from east to west.
If moon is setting at 6 am which phase is it?
6 AM is pretty close to sunrise, so if the Moon is setting while the Sun is rising, then the Moon must be pretty close to being Full.
A full Moon will be on the horizon at?
Setting in the west at sunrise, or rising in the east at sunset.
Did the rising and setting of the moon change after the new moon?
erm, no
What is a full moon rising?
the full moon rising is the climax millimeter between the orbit of earth and the changes of the moon stages.
What is full moon doing as the sun sets?
the full moon is rising because during a full moon, the Earth is in the middle of the sun and moon and acts like a fulcrum. thus, when the sun sets in the west, the moon is rising .
Why does the Sun rise and fall?
The rising and setting of the Sun, the Moon, and the stars is simply a reflection of the rotation of planet Earth.The rising and setting of the Sun, the Moon, and the stars is simply a reflection of the rotation of planet Earth.The rising and setting of the Sun, the Moon, and the stars is simply a reflection of the rotation of planet Earth.The rising and setting of the Sun, the Moon, and the stars is simply a reflection of the rotation of planet Earth.
What is moonrise and moonset?
moonrise is the moon rising moonset is the moon setting
What is the sun as the full moon sets?
the full moon is rising because during a full moon, the Earth is in the middle of the sun and moon and acts like a fulcrum. thus, when the sun sets in the west, the moon is rising .
What phase of the moon at sunset is high in the southern sky?
The first quarter moon is high in the sky at sunset, but for it to be high in the SOUTHERN sky tells us that you are in the northern hemisphere. In the southern hemisphere, the Sun and Moon pass NORTH of the observer.
When the moon crosses the eastern side of the horizon plane is it rising or setting?
its rising because the moon moves like the sun, from east to west.
What cause day and nigth?
The rising and setting of the Sun.
When the moon is visible in Asia is it visible in America?
Sometimes. When the Moon is just setting in America, it is rising in Asia.
