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The Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth than the Sun is when there is a full Moon.

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The phase of the moon depends on?

The phase of the moon depends on it position in relation to the earth and the sun. For instance, when the moon is in between the earth and the sun, this is the new of full moon phase.


How is the position of the full moon in relation to the earth and sun different from the position of the full venus in relation to earth and the sun?

When the moon is full, it is on exactly the opposite side of the Earth from the sun. A map of this would have the sun on the right side of a piece of paper, then Earth to its left followed by the moon to the left of the Earth.When Venus is full in the sky, it is on the opposite side of the sun from Earth. A drawing of this would have Venus all the way to the left, followed by the sun, then the Earth in a straight line (or vice versa), as long as they are directly on either side of the sun.


How is the position of the full moon in relation to Earth and the sun different from the position of the full Venus in relation to Earth and the Sun?

When the moon is full, it is on exactly the opposite side of the Earth from the sun. A map of this would have the sun on the right side of a piece of paper, then Earth to its left followed by the moon to the left of the Earth.When Venus is full in the sky, it is on the opposite side of the sun from Earth. A drawing of this would have Venus all the way to the left, followed by the sun, then the Earth in a straight line (or vice versa), as long as they are directly on either side of the sun.


What is the position of the sun moon and earth during a full moon?

(Sun) (earth) (full moon) so the moon is behind the earth in a full moon.


Does the moon change shape in a full orbit?

No - the moon itself stays the same shape. The phases of the moon change as the earth and moon orbit round the sun. The phases are simply the amount of sunlight reflected in relation to the position of the earth's shadow cast on the moon

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What is the position of the moon when its full in relation to the moon and the sun?

It is between the Sun and the Earth


Where is the moon in relation to the Earth when there is a full moon?

Viewed from a point on the earth's orbit but very distant from earth,the lineup would look like this at the time of Full Moon:Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Earth . . Moon


The phase of the moon depends on?

The phase of the moon depends on it position in relation to the earth and the sun. For instance, when the moon is in between the earth and the sun, this is the new of full moon phase.


Where is the moon located when you see a full moon?

On the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun.


Where is the moon in relation to earth and sun when full?

The orbit of the moon around the Earth doesn't quite line up with te orbit of the Earth around the Sun. So when the moon is full, it is on the opposite side of the Earth from the sun, but it is "above/north" or "below/south" of the Earth's orbit.


How is the position of the full moon in relation to the earth and sun different from the position of the full venus in relation to earth and the sun?

When the moon is full, it is on exactly the opposite side of the Earth from the sun. A map of this would have the sun on the right side of a piece of paper, then Earth to its left followed by the moon to the left of the Earth.When Venus is full in the sky, it is on the opposite side of the sun from Earth. A drawing of this would have Venus all the way to the left, followed by the sun, then the Earth in a straight line (or vice versa), as long as they are directly on either side of the sun.


How is the position of the full moon in relation to Earth and the sun different from the position of the full Venus in relation to Earth and the Sun?

When the moon is full, it is on exactly the opposite side of the Earth from the sun. A map of this would have the sun on the right side of a piece of paper, then Earth to its left followed by the moon to the left of the Earth.When Venus is full in the sky, it is on the opposite side of the sun from Earth. A drawing of this would have Venus all the way to the left, followed by the sun, then the Earth in a straight line (or vice versa), as long as they are directly on either side of the sun.


What is the position of the sun moon and earth during a full moon?

(Sun) (earth) (full moon) so the moon is behind the earth in a full moon.


Does the moon change shape in a full orbit?

No - the moon itself stays the same shape. The phases of the moon change as the earth and moon orbit round the sun. The phases are simply the amount of sunlight reflected in relation to the position of the earth's shadow cast on the moon


Where would the quarter moon be in relation to the earth?

When the moon is in the same direction of the sun, it is called a new moon. A week after the new moon, when the moon has completed about a quarter of it's turn around Earth, this is called the first quarter and about three weeks after the new moon and a week after the full moon, it is called the last quarter. If you visualise the moon turning around the Earth and imagine that the direction of which the sun is shining is called the "front' of the Earth, the the quarter moon would be at the 'sides' of the Earth and the full moon is at the 'back'.


When the moon is full earth or the moon is closer to the sun?

In order for a full moon to be observed the earth is closer to sun. During a full lunar eclipse the earth has to be between sun and a full moon.


What is the relation of the orbit of the moon to the orbit of the earth?

The moon's orbit is inclined about 51/2 degrees relative to the plane of the Earth's orbit. For one thing, this explains why we don't have a lunar eclipse at every Full Moon, and a solar eclipse at every New Moon.