with light on the back side of the moon if the sun is 92 million miles away from earth?
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Alpha Beta say: Get a golf ball (Moon), a softball (Earth) and a basketball (Sun) and do the experiment. It's obvious.
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tham153 say: No, because they are lined up thusly:
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poldi say: Of course you have seen them both in the sky at the same time. The moon is visible by the sunlight it reflects. Since the moon orbits the Earth, for half the month it is over the day side where you are located, and for the other half of the month its over the night side.
Most of the time when its over you during the day it is washed out by the brighter sun. But if you know where to look you can see the moon for about 80% of the month.
Why would you see a dark unlit moon other than at new moon?
None of this has anything to do with the distance to the sun, or with the axial tilt.
The moon is visible because it reflects sunlight.
You can see a cloud reflecting sunlight even after the sun has set for your location - same principle.
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Nyx say: A full moon, as seen on Earth, occurs when the sun is setting in the west, and the moon is rising in the east - at very near the same time. Local terrain and elevation may cause slight differences between the two.
Plus, your recollection might be in error.
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Hugo90 say: To view a full moon the observer must be between the sun and the moon.
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CarolOklaNola say: The Sun Earth and Moon are not line up exactly straight line at full Moon, The Earth is BETWEEN the Sun and the Moon so you CAN see the setting Sun and the rising full Moon From Earth AT THE SAME TIME... When The MOON is between the Sun and earth, that is new Moon And the Moon IS dark because that half of the moon does NOT have any sunlight falling on it reflecting sunlight toward earth. You MIGHT be able to see the Moon because of earth shine if you kn ow exactly where to look at n ew Moon. That's why mosques sometimes PAY observers to notice when the the new Moon is very thin sliver of crescent. New Moon was yesterday. If you have clear western sky after suset tonight, you MIGHT be able to see the old Moon in the New Moons arms..