Wow! Let's see if we can sort this out. The problem is the phrase "half side".
Half of the moon's surface is always illuminated by the sun. You can call that 50%
"the lit side".
When the entire lit side is facing the Earth, we see a Full Moon.
We see only 1/2 of the lit side one week after a New Moon and again one week
before the next New Moon. The first occasion is called the First Quarter phase,
and the second occasion is called the Third Quarter phase.
When the moon is in its "full" phase, it is on the side of the earth directly opposite the sun. Although this is the same direction in which the earth's shadow extends, the moon may or may not enter it, depending on whether the moon is above, on, or below the direct line from the sun. If the moon does enter the shadow, the event is called a "lunar eclipse". These are not exactly 'rare', but they don't happen at the time of full moon everymonth.
The lighted half of the moon is always facing the sun.
The entire dark half of the moon is facing earth at the time of "New Moon".
During the entire two weeks from First Quarter to Third Quarter, more of
the moon's lighted surface faces toward Earth than faces away from it.
Depending on whether it's the left half or the right half,
that could be either First Quarter or Last Quarter.
If the hemisphere that is 'lit' is facing away from the earth then it is a new moon
The full moon phase
New Moon
Full Moon
waxing
Because Earth is so much bigger than the moon, and the moon is relatively close to Earth, therefore Earth's shadow covers the entire moon during a lunar eclipse.
It is simply the shadow of the earth over the moon. When none of the earth's shadow covers the moon, it is a full moon.
When the Earth is in the middle of the moon and the sun, lunar eclipses happen. It is because the Earth's shadow covers the moon.
The phase in which the moon is not visible from earth is called the "new" moon. It happens when the moon is aligned between the sun and the earth (every 28 days), which causes the side of the moon that we usually see to be in shadow.
You see the shadow of Earth cast upon the moon. The Sun's light creates the shadow and illuminates the quarter moon you see.
its called a lunar eclipse, when the shadow of the earth covers the moon
Because Earth is so much bigger than the moon, and the moon is relatively close to Earth, therefore Earth's shadow covers the entire moon during a lunar eclipse.
When the Moon is positioned so it blocks the Sun from the point of view of an observer on Earth, we say the Sun has been eclipsed. This is a SOLAR eclipse. An eclipse of the Moon is a little different. It occurs when the Earth's SHADOW covers (or partially covers) the Moon. In other words, the Earth eclipses the Sun from the perspective of an observer on the Moon. The difference is that the Earth is a lot bigger than the Moon, so while the Moon's shadow only covers a small spot on Earth, the Earth's shadow covers the entire Moon.
It is simply the shadow of the earth over the moon. When none of the earth's shadow covers the moon, it is a full moon.
The "umbra" is the darkest central shadow; the "penumbra" is the lighter partial shadow. Since the Earth is much larger than the Moon, the Earth's shadow is larger than the Moon's shadow.The "umbra" of the Moon is only about 300 miles across at a maximum when it hits the Earth, which is why a solar eclipse (which is the Moon's shadow on the Earth) covers such a small area. The Earth's umbra during a lunar eclipse (the Earth's shadow on the Moon) more than covers the entire Moon.
When the Earth is in the middle of the moon and the sun, lunar eclipses happen. It is because the Earth's shadow covers the moon.
When the shadow of the earth covers it completely. It's called a lunar eclipse or new moon.
The phase in which the moon is not visible from earth is called the "new" moon. It happens when the moon is aligned between the sun and the earth (every 28 days), which causes the side of the moon that we usually see to be in shadow.
You see the shadow of Earth cast upon the moon. The Sun's light creates the shadow and illuminates the quarter moon you see.
try to look and observe the lunar eclipse. it's when the earth's shadow covers the moon. when you see it, the shadow of the earth is curved
It doesn't the Earth's shadow covers it more as we rotate.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon, sun, and Earth are aligned so that the Earth is between the moon and sun. The shadow from Earth covers the moon, making it impossible to see.