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Full Moon...When The Side Of The Moon We See Is Fully Lit.
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When does the gibbous phase of the moon occur?
The gibbous phases of the Moon occur when the visible face of the Moon is more than half illuminated, but not fully illuminated.
Right half of moon is illuminated.?
When the right half of the moon is illuminated it would be called first quarter. (That's when you see the Moon from the northern hemisphere.)
When the lighted portion of the moon visible from the earth is decreasing each evening what is it called?
The decreasing of the illuminated face of the Moon (full to new) is called "waning." (The opposite, increased illuminated area, is called waxing.)
When you see more of the illuminated portion of the Moon today than you did yesterday the Moon is called?
Gibbus moon
What is a new moon and a full moon's appearance?
You can't see a new moon at all because the sun is behind it and the side we are looking at is not lit up. A full moon can be seen as a fully illuminated circle because the sun is behind us, shining fully on the part of the moon facing us.
When the phase of the moon is a full moon?
When the side of the Moon facing Earth is fully illuminated.
Is 100 percent of the moon being illuminated during the full moon?
No. Only half of the moon is illuminated at any one time. During a full moon, the half facing Earth is fully illuminated.
When does the gibbous phase of the moon occur?
The gibbous phases of the Moon occur when the visible face of the Moon is more than half illuminated, but not fully illuminated.
What is the change called when the moon phases go from the full moon to the new moon?
A decrease in the illuminated portion of the Moon is called waning. When the illuminated portion is increasing, it is called waxing.
Right half of moon is illuminated.?
When the right half of the moon is illuminated it would be called first quarter. (That's when you see the Moon from the northern hemisphere.)
The waxing phases of the moon are immediately followed by?
In the "waxing" phases, the amount of the Moon illuminated by the Sun is increasing. When the Moon is fully illuminated it is "full", and after that it begins to "wane" or decrease in brightness. The the Moon is new, and is invisible, and the endless cycle begins again.
When the lighted portion of the moon visible from the earth is decreasing each evening what is it called?
The decreasing of the illuminated face of the Moon (full to new) is called "waning." (The opposite, increased illuminated area, is called waxing.)
When you see more of the illuminated portion of the Moon today than you did yesterday the Moon is called?
Gibbus moon
What is a full moon and why does it occur?
A full moon occurs when the Earth facing side of the moon is fully illuminated by the sun. Why? Because every month the Earth lies between the moon and the sun.
What is the minimum percent of the moon that needs to be illuminated in order for the phase to be called gibbous?
A "gibbous" Moon has between 51% and 99% of the illuminated side of the Moon visible from Earth. Just to be precise; the Moon is always 50% illuminated. The Moon is a rocky ball, half in sunlight and half in darkness. As the Moon orbits the Earth, the same face of the Moon is always visible. From the Earth, we see "phases" of the Moon as the Moon orbits the Earth. At the new moon phase, the illuminated half of the Moon is the "far side" of the Moon; at the full, the illuminated half is the "near side".
Is the Moon's dark side the far side?
No. The far side of the moon is usually partially illuminated by the sun and is only completely dark during the full moon. The far side of the moon is fully lit during the new moon phase. It is called the "dark" side of the moon because we never see it.
What is a new moon and a full moon's appearance?
You can't see a new moon at all because the sun is behind it and the side we are looking at is not lit up. A full moon can be seen as a fully illuminated circle because the sun is behind us, shining fully on the part of the moon facing us.
