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Why does the Moon appear to move from East to West in the night sky?
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∙ 6y ago
the moon apears to be moving because #1 the moon does revove around earth and #2 earth is rotating and revolving
it doesnt APPEAR to move it does move... infact it orbits around earth that's why during day time you sometimes cant see the sun because its rotating!
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 15y agoDUDE the moon does not go across the sky. it revolves around the earth and puts tidal forces on the earth, causing tides and whatnot. it moves like 23 milimeters farther away from us each year. so yeah its slow cause its big and the earth is not very strongly magnetic or w/e
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∙ 12y agoThe earth spins around on an axis and all 3 orbit
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Which direction do the sun moon and stars appear to move in the sky?
The Moon, and for that matter, all celestial objects, appear to move across the sky due to the earth's rotation. You can show this to your self fairly easily. Take a chair that swivels. Sit in it. Now focus on an object a few feet away, and then spin in the chair. The object 'appears' to move, but it's really YOU that moved.Answer:The moon exhibits two distinct motions.The first is the east to west motion as the night passes which is caused by the Earth's rotation.There is however a retrograde motion (west to east) which can be observed on subsequent nights. The moon rises about 20 minutes later each night. This motion is caused by the orbiting of the moon around the Earth.
Is the moon's elongation east or west during the waxing phases?
During waxing of the moon, it is lite from the right side. The moon appears to get large from West to East After it passes the Full Moon and starts to wane, it is lite from the left side.
What planet has no moon and rotates from east to west?
Venus has no moon and evidences retrograde rotation from east to west (orbits "upside down", rotating the opposite direction to its orbit) - such that a Venusian observer might see the Sun rise in the west, and set in the east.
How is the motion of the stars at night different and similar then the sun during the day?
It's basically the same. As a result of Earth's rotation, the Sun, the Moon, and the stars rise in the east and set in the west.
A full Moon will be on the horizon at?
Setting in the west at sunrise, or rising in the east at sunset.
What is night and day?
Day - It's the time when the sun rises from the east after darkness. Night - The time when the sun sets on the west and when the moon appear.
Does the moon appear to move across the sky from west to east?
No, it does not.
Why does the moon appear to move so slowly across the sky?
east to west
Do the sun moon and stars appear to rise in the east and set in the west because of the rotation of the moon?
No, it is due to the rotation of the Earth.
Do stars move from east to west?
stars do not move at all. what you are seeing is the earths rotation. The stars seem to set with the sun and the moon because weare turning. (earth's axis)
What is meaning of east of the sun and west of the moon?
East of the sun and west of the moon is the distance between the moon and the sun at they journey through a day or through a night. In a sense it can mean our existence, our space or life's duration.
What direction does the moon appear to move across the sky each day?
east 2 west
Toward which direction do the stars appear to move throughout the night and what is the reason for motion?
Just like the Sun and the Moon, stars appear to move towards the west. The reason is that Earth rotates in the opposite direction - towards the east.
Do stars in the night sky appear to move eats to west or west to east?
They always rise in the east and set in the west, because the Earth's daily rotation goes west to east. That is, they appear to rotate anticlockwise around the Pole Star. Stars under the Pole Star move from left to right, west to east.
How do you know if the moon will appear in the East side or West side of the sky (around maybe pm not talking about moon-rise or moon-set)?
10:30pm**
How do you determine which way the moon is revolving around earth?
You can do this with just a few pieces of information and some observation. Like the sun, the moon appears to rise in the east and set in the west. We know that for the sun and for the moon these are apparent motions and not true motions. The sun, for example, doesn't go around the earth once a day. Based on this, some people might conclude that the moon moves around the earth from east to west. However, observation will show you that while the moon rises in the east, it rises roughly 40 minutes later each night than the night before. Now if you think about it, if the moon were actually moving from east to west, it would rise earlier each night and not later. Observing the movement of the earth and moon from far to the north, the earth is rotating anticlockwise; this is why the sun appears to rise over the eastern horizon in the morning. If the moon were moving from east toward the west, it would advance prior to its rising, and would appear in the east earlier and earlier each night. Instead, the moon is moving toward the east in its anticlockwise orbit around earth. As a result, it has retreated from the eastern horizon a little more each night.
Does the moon move west or east?
The moon roates around the earth from east to west.
