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Old relatives always said to me: if it's a C for coming, then it's going.
So the moon's phase depends if it looks like a C: which would mean last quarter (going).
A new moon will appear as a ) in its first quarter (coming).
Note that the time of day has no bearing on the shape of the visible moon.
What else can I help you with?
During which moon cycle does the moon set 2-3 hours after the sun sets?
The waxing crescent will rise and set 6 hours or less after the sun does.
How far away is the moon from the sun in hours?
2 hours
Which European country becomes the country known as the sun never sets?
iceland in the summer has a nighttime of 2 hours
When does the new moon occur?
The new Moon occurs every month when the moon sets just after sunset. From one new moon to the next, there is a time of about 29 1/2 days.
Is South Dakota 2 hours ahead of us in New England or 2 hours behind?
It is earlier in South Dakota that in New England. The sun rises in the East and sets in West....
How long would a day be on the moon?
If you stay in one place on the moon, then the sun rises, stays up for about 2 Earth weeks, then sets, and stays down for about another 2 Earth weeks. That makes a complete "day" on the moon as long as 27.3 earth-days.
How long did Neil armsrong stay on the moon?
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stayed on the moon for about six hours.
What does it mean when the moon is up and the sun is up?
The sun does not go anywhere. In our Solar system the sun is the constant, it does not move (not counting the spin and movement of the galaxy).More accurately which way are we facing when the sun is not visible? Since we rotate on an axis the direction we face in our solar system will not be the same for another 24 hours. When we are facing the sun the opposite side of the planet is facing dark space and vice-verse.
What is the duration of The Voice of the Moon?
The duration of The Voice of the Moon is 2 hours.
What direction in the sky does the moon move from moonrise to moon set?
From http://www.astro.uu.nl/~strous/AA/en/antwoorden/maan.html#19: The motion of the Moon is much more difficult to calculate than the motion of the Sun. If you want very precise directions, then you're best off using a planetarium program, which can calculate the direction of the Moon for whatever time and location you want, and (usually) can calculate the direction at moonrise and moonset as well. Some examples are Redshift 5 (for Microsoft Windows; http://www.maris.com) and xplns (for Linux; http://www.astroarts.com/products/xplns/), but there are many more. If you don't mind doing some calculations yourself, then you can try the instructions from the "Positions in the Sky"-page. If you just want the general direction, and already know where the Sun rises and sets in each season for the location that you are interested in, then you can figure it out as follows: If the Moon is x days beyond the phase of New Moon, then it rises and sets roughly where the Sun does x times 2/5 months later and x times 4/5 hours earlier, as seen from the same location on Earth. Likewise, if the Moon is x days before New Moon, then it rises and sets roughly where the Sun does x times 2/5 months earlier and x times 4/5 hours later.
How long is 2 hours on the moon?
Two hours on the moon would be the same length as two hours on Earth, as time is consistent regardless of location. The moon's day is about 29.5 Earth days long, so two hours on the moon would only represent a fraction of its day-night cycle.
Why do you see the phases of the moon in the order that you do?
Ok - you ready? The moon orbits Earth completely once every 4 weeks (a month or "moonth"). When the moon is between Earth and the sun, it's called the "new" moon and we can't see it because the sun's glare makes it impossible to see. As the moon goes around the Earth it slowly moves from right to left, or west to east. As the moon begins to move away from the sun, you can barely begin to see a thin slice of it - a crescent, which is near the sun. It sets just after the sun sets. As it moves farther east, away from the sun, we begin to see more of it - it "waxes". 1 week after the crescent, it's now a First Quarter Half Moon - it's high in the south at sunset. 1 week after that, it's a full moon and it rises in the east at sunset. The full moon is always opposite the sun and it been a total of 2 weeks, so far. After the full moon, it continues to orbit Earth and is now moving towards the sun. As it does this, it gets smaller -or "wanes". 1 week after the full moon, it's a Half Moon again, only it rises a lot later than sunset. and 1 week after that, it's moving into the sun's glare again and becomes a "New Moon" again. That's 4 weeks total - one month or "moonth" and the cycle begins again.
