I would definitely call it a phenomenum!! However, I am sure your question is what it is called when the moon and the sun line up. When the moon passes between Earth and the sun, and when the planets line up, the moon will cause the effects of the sun to darken. This is called a solar eclipse.
When the moon is lined up on the same side of the Earth, a solar eclipse occurs. This is because, as the moon lines up with the Earth and sun, it casts a shadow onto the Earth's surface.
But you don't usually get an eclipse because of the tilt of the Moon's orbit. The
phrase that probably answers the question is " New Moon".
I believe the sun's name is: Sol and the moon's name is: Luna Can anyone confirm or deny this?
They are not connected, except by gravity. The earth and moon are bound by gravity to the sun.
It could be referred to as a solar eclipse.
Depending on whether the moon is in front of the Earth or behind it from the vantage point of the sun, either a solar or lunar eclipse.
If they line up exactly, there will be an eclipse. If the Moon is in the middle, it's a solar eclipse. If the Earth is in the middle, it's a lunar eclipse.
In general, such alignments are known as "syzygy". In the specific case of Sun, Moon, and Earth, that is either "new moon" or "full moon".
It means that by coincidence the Moon looks the same size as the Sun in the sky - so we get to see total eclipses of the Sun, when the Moon fits exactly in front of the Sun and blocks its light out for a few minutes.
As the Moon goes around Earth, it may be in different directions, in relation to the Sun. Sometimes it may be almost in the same direction, at other times, it may be in the opposite direction in the sky.
The Sun is very bright.
a dead candle could be a kenning for the moon. seeing as a lit candle is sun.
a solar eclipse. During a solar eclipse, the moon blocks the light from the sun and casts a shadow on Earth, temporarily darkening the sky.
The sun and the moon are always in the sky but sometimes if it is in the same spot they can make solar or lunar eclipse. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse
No. The sun is the bright yellow thing in the sky. The moon is the big white thing in the sky.
They are both in the sky! :)
There is only one sky
No. When the moon is full, it appears half-the-sky away from the sun, so it can't be in the sky at the same time that the sun is.
The sun is big but far away. the moon is close(er) but smallish
When the moon and sun appear in the same spot in the sky at the same time
It's the same as the sky is brighter when the Sun is up, only not as much.
Strictly speaking, the exact moment of "Full Moon" is the only time when the sun and moon can not bein the sky at the same time ... the Full moon rises just as the sun sets.At every other moon phase, the sun and moon are in the sky simultaneously during SOME part of the day.New Moon: Sun and moon are in the same direction in the sky. As long as one is up the other is up,but you can't see the moon, so forget about it.First week: Moon rises after the sun, a delay that grows from zero to six hours during the week.Then they're both in the sky until the sun sets.Second week: Moon rises after the sun, a delay that grows from 6 hours to 12 hours during the week.Then they're both in the sky until the sun sets.Full Moon: Moon rises just as sun sets.Third week: Moon rises before the sun, a lead that dwindles from 12 hours to 6 hours during the week.Then they're both in the sky until the moon sets.Fourth week: Moon rises before the sun, a lead that dwindles from 6 hours to zero during the week,Then they're both in the sky until the moon sets.
the diameter of the sun is about 400 times that of the moon, and it out-masses the moon by about 27 million times, they are both approximately the same apparent size in our sky.
The moon appears high in the sky because the moon is in space. We are on earth.We are on the ground and the moon is in the sky. The moon appears to be highest in the sky in the tropical regions of the world, just like the sun - since the moon's orbit is almost perpendicular to the tropics.At higher latitudes, the moon will appear lower in the sky for the same reason as the sun is.
The sun and the moon are not planets. The sun is a star and the moon is a natural satellite. The brightest planet in Earth's sky is Venus.