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Because a new moon - is hidden by the shadow that the Earth casts.
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What phase is the Moon in when you cannot see?
the new moon
What do you call the moon when you cannot see it at all?
It is called a new moon.
Does the moon ever disaper?
No the moon does not disappear. The moon you see depends on where the moon is. if you cannot see the moon that means it is a solar eclipse or a new moon. so the moon never disappears.
How does the moon become a new moon?
The new Moon "phase" is when the Moon is (more or less) in front of the Sun. We cannot normally see the Moon in this phase. If the Moon is exactly in front of the Sun, the Moon covers the Sun and we see a solar eclipse.
How come you cannot see the moon some nights?
Sometimes, it's simply just too cloudy to see the moon. Sometimes, there's a lunar eclipse, and for x minutes, the moon appears to not exist.
What phase is the Moon in when you cannot see?
the new moon
When the sky is totally dark an you cannot see the moon?
Technically speaking, when you cannot see the moon, it is a new moon. But my thinking is that if you can't see the moon, how can it be new? So my definition of a new moon is when you can see a smile in the sky because the moon is happy that it has just been born, but when you see a frown in the sky, the moon is sad because it is dying. Then you get the scientific "new moon."
How come you can't see the moon at the time of a new moon?
Because There Is No Possible Way You Can See A New Moon
When you cannot see the moon at all what is it called?
New Moon, they call it.
What do you call the moon when you cannot see it at all?
It is called a new moon.
What phase is the moon when we cannot see it at all?
New Moon.. Learn your astrology.
When is the moon not the moon?
The moon is always the moon - though we cannot see it in the phase known as "new moon" - but it's still there.
When you cannot see any of thelit up part of the moon it is called a?
New Moon
What is the moon in its orbit when you cannot see it at all?
That's at the "new" moon, when the Moon is very close to the Sun.
How full the new moon?
The "new moon" by definition is the moon phase where it is completely in the earth's shadow, and we cannot see it at all. New moon is the exact opposite of "full moon".
Why does the new moon seem to be in the old moon?
Where I live, there is a distinct no-moon phase. Thus I cannot see any new moon within the old moon.
Does the moon ever disaper?
No the moon does not disappear. The moon you see depends on where the moon is. if you cannot see the moon that means it is a solar eclipse or a new moon. so the moon never disappears.
