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A full moon happens when the earth is between the sun and the moon, around the time in the month when the three bodies come as close to a straight line as they can get. The plane that contains the earth's orbit is not the same plane that contains the moon's orbit. So the sun, earth and moon cannot form a straight line every month during the full moon. If there were a straight line formed every month, then there would be an eclipse of the moon during every full moon. When a full moon happens at one of the two 'nodes', where the moon's orbit passes through the earth's orbital plane, there will also be an eclipse of the moon that month. So, strange as it may seem, there are slight variations on the actual 'fullness' of full moons from month to month.
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How many times a year do you see full moon?
The full moon comes once a month so you see full moon twelve times a year!
When you see the moon is full moon?
You can see the moon when it is not full. The sun lights up part of the moon, but if you look carefully when the moon is not full, you can see the darker parts. This is easier when only a small part of the moon appears to be lit, as a brighter moon glares out the darker part making it harder to see.
'When a full moon occurs if there were people on the moon would they see a 'full' Earth'?
Not necessarily. Think about it... if you can see a full moon in the middle of the night, then someone on the moon would be able to see your part of the earth.... which would be in darkness.
Where can one witness full moon?
You can see a full moon from anywhere on Earth.
The difference betwen the full moon and the new moon?
You can't see the new moon and it's really dark, but with the full moon you can see the moon and it's really bright.
Do you see a crescent moon right after a full moon?
no
Is a full moon when you see the whole moon?
Yes.
Which one can you not see a full moon a waxing moon or a waning moon?
You can see all 3.
If you can see a full moon at your position on earth what type of moon will you see if you go exactly the opposite side of the world on the same day?
Full moon. Earth spins much faster than the moon moves so we all see a full moon as Earth turns us to see it.
When do you see a full moon?
You see the entire face of the moon with no blacked out parts.
What phase of the moon do you see in the first week?
We see the full moon {the phase}.
When the earth is between the moon and sun what moon it is?
you will see a full moon
