because it acts like a mirror, and reflects sunlight back towards earth.
The moon does not shine of itself. What we see is when the sun is shining on the moon and it is illuminated. So the moon is reflecting light towards us. If you were on the moon, and the sun was shining on the part of earth that was facing you, the earth would appear to be shining. The other planets that we see that appear to shine, are also just being lit up by the sun.
because of the suns bright light shining on the surface of the moon
"shining" is the adjective in the sentence "the full moon is shining in the sky."
It appears completely dark during the new moon phase.
The Moon does not emit its own light, shining instead by reflecting sunlight. Depending on the relative positions of the Earth, Sun and Moon, varying amounts of the lunar surface appear illuminated.
No, the moon (its beautiful , shining, amazing, light) is not a satelite.
When the moon is the one in the 'middle' . . . New Moon. When the Earth is the one in the middle . . . . Full Moon. (The Sun can never be the one in the middle.)
From the first quarter moon face, the right side is the shining side. The first quarter moon occurs when half of the moon's face is illuminated and visible from Earth.
The moon is not shining body because it does not release light of its own. In our solar system, only the Sun is a "shining body." The Moon shines by the reflected light of the Sun.
its still there, except the sun is not shining in its direction.
The moon was a shining beacon in the night sky.
Yes, there is light on the moon. The moon reflects sunlight, which is why we can see it shining in the night sky.