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Since the sun illuminates the moon, no moon phases can be seen from the sun, all moons and planets always are 'full'.
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What is an example of moonlight?
Moonlight is simply a reflection of the suns light agaist the surface of the moon. The different phases of the moon is cause by the earth obstrucing the suns rays so they do not come in contact with the moon and cannot be sceane. The phases change in a month in correlation to the orbit of the sun.
Why when your above the earth the moon never changes and when your on earth they change phases?
because of the suns reflections
What changes the phases of the moon?
as the moon moves around the sun different amounts of the suns light shine on it the parts of the moon that the sunlight shines on is the part we on earth can see making all the phases of the moon and the moon go around the ether 24 hours in a day BY:MOJOOD ESSA
The moon shines by reflected what?
We see the suns' light reflecting off the moon. There is some of the Earths' light also. The sun illuminates the moon as it orbits the Earth a give it the phases we see.
Why are there new phases of the moon each night?
The phases of the moon are determined by how much of the moon we can see from earth. The amount of the moon we see is determined by how much of the suns light is reflected from it back to us. As the moon moves round the earth and the earth moves round the sun the amount of light that gets bounced back from moon changes because of its different possitions.
Why does Venus have phases like the moon?
You know how the moon rotates around the Earth, and has phases because of the suns rays hitting its crust? Its the same with Venus. You know that Venus revolves around the sun, right? But did you know that it also has phases? Its true. Anyway, Venus's phases are just like the moons. I don't know why Venus has phases, but I sure do know how.;)
What is the suns phase?
The sun does not have phases. It creates phases on objects between the earth and the sun. Objects beyond earth's orbit do not have phases.
How is the moon like earth in regard to the suns rays?
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What are the phases of the moon and when do they occur?
The phases of the moon are: New moon Waxing crescent Quarter moon Waxing gibbous Full moon Waning gibbous Third-quarter moon Waning crescent
Why do sun and moon look the same?
They don't, though the only reason one could draw that conclusion could be because the moon reflects the suns light.
Is Mercury the suns moon?
No, a planet.
What is the light that comes to the Earth from the moon?
The moon makes no real light of its own. It is really like a mirror. It just reflects the suns light.
