Why do planets and the moon appear to shine?

Answer 1

Because the sun is shining on it.

Just like all of the objects in a dark room, you can't see them unless you shine a

flashlight on them. The flashlight that makes it possible for us to see anything in

the solar system is the sun.

Answer 2

the moon being a similar distance from the sun as the earth will receive light from the sun. The moon also doesn't have an atmosphere to filter out any of the suns rays so it gets the full brunt of the light. At night time the reason the moon looks so bright is that out sky is dark(due to the earths rotation) and the moon is still catching the suns rays and reflects them, giving us the view that the moon is somewhat bright.

Answer 3

....whiteish yellowish

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Actually, the Moon - for all that it shines brightly in the night sky, by reflected sunlight - is about the color of a charcoal briquette; mostly grayish black.

Answer 4

Planets and moons don't emit light, all of the light from them is a reflection of Suns light. They look bright against the night sky, but this is because our eyes are very good at adapting to the light conditions.

If you look at our moon during the night, it looks very bright, much brighter than during the day. But it is actually more or less the same brightness, its just that the dark night conditions, with our eyes adjusted, makes the moon look bright.

Answer 5

The Moon appears to shine because of the Sun's reflection of light onto the Moon.

Answer 6

They are reflecting the light of the Sun much the same way as our own Moon does

Answer 7

Reflecting the light from the sun.

Also, they are brighter than you are.

Answer 8

The moon appears to be glowing because the sun's light reflects off of the moon's surface.

Answer 9

They reflect light from the sun.

Answer 10

Light from the sun.