Becuz the earth rotates
The phase of the moon that you see is the part of the moon that is illuminated by the sun. The relative positions of the sun and moon with respect to a viewer on Earth gradually shift during the lunar month, so that different sections of the moon are illuminated.
because it spins on its axis every month (roughly every 28 days)
About one month... or "moonth" Our word 'month' comes from 'moon' To be exact it takes 29.5 days to go through one full cycle of phases (shapes).
The moon appears to have different shapes, or phases, throughout the month due to its position relative to the Earth and the Sun. As the moon orbits the Earth, varying portions of its illuminated side are visible from our perspective, leading to phases such as new moon, crescent, first quarter, gibbous, and full moon. This cycle takes about 29.5 days to complete, resulting in the changing appearance of the moon over the course of the month.
there are different shapes of the moon because its when the sun reflects on it on a way that's why the moon changes shape
the moon can have up to 8 different shapes so there are different kinds of shapes and you rarely see a full moon
Because the Moon orbits the Earth about once each month. Since the moon is roughly spherical, when light hits it on one side we seen a different shape depending on its position relative to Earth, and these shapes define the different phases.
Because the Moon orbits the Earth about once each month. Since the moon is roughly spherical, when light hits it on one side we seen a different shape depending on its position relative to Earth, and these shapes define the different phases.
The different shapes of the moon: Waxing cresent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbbous, Full Moon, Third Quarter, and Waxing Cresent. There are 7 different shapes of the moon, that you might sometimes see at night!
the moon reflects the sun's light. you can only see some of this reflected light.
It takes the moon 29 days or about 1 month to orbit the earth.
The different shapes of the moon: Waxing cresent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbbous, Full Moon, Third Quarter, and Waxing Cresent. There are 7 different shapes of the moon, that you might sometimes see at night!