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Phase when the lighted side of the moon is facing the sun and the dark side faces the earth?
The lighted half of the moon is always facing the sun. The entire dark half of the moon is facing earth at the time of "New Moon".
What percentage do you see of the dark side of the moon on 1 and 3 quarters?
At the time of First Quarter and Third Quarter ... when the moon looks like half of a disk in the sky ... you're looking at half of the moon's light side and half of its dark side. Of course, you can't see the half of the dark side that's right there in front of you, because it's dark.
What percentages of the dark side of the moon do you see during the first and third quarter?
At the moments of First Quarter and Third Quarter, the half-disk that you see is 50% of the "light side" ... half of the moon's illuminated surface. The entire moon is still there in the sky. The 'missing' half of the disk is comprised of half of the moon's dark side, which you can't see at that time. Because it's dark !
What cast the shadow on the moon during the day time?
The moon does.The sun only lights up half the moon (the side of the moon the sun is on). The other half of the moon is dark, because the sun's light is blocked by the moon itself.
How long after the full moon is it until new moon?
Approximately two weeks.Since the time for a complete cycle of phases is 29 days and a fraction, half of a cycle ... from new moonto full moon ... is 14 days and a fraction.
How does the moon change its phase?
New moon to New moon takes 29.53 days. During this time the moon goes through several phases; (New moon) Waxing crescent moon (First quarter moon - half moon) Waxing gibbous moon (Full moon) Waning gibbous moon (Last quarter moon - half moon) Waning crescent moon (Dark moon) So roughly 7.5 days between each; New-half, half-full, full-half, half-new.
No matter what time day or night why is the sky always dark on the moon?
it's always dark on one part of the moon at any time just as on earth , it is because half the surfaces are facing away from the sun cuz it wants to
How dark is the dark side of the moon?
Half the moon is 'dark' at any one time. Every point on the moon is illuminated for roughly 50% of the time, as the first answer said. So there IS a dark side of the moon :). And it is very dark, so that stars can be seen more clearly than anywhere on earth.
Why is there a dark side to the moon?
Excellent question. You can answer it in about 30 seconds, with a simple experiment that you can do on your own. -- Take a flashlight and a small ball (tennis, ping-pong, baseball, etc.) into a room that has no mirrors. -- Turn on the flashlight and turn off the room lights. -- Can you find a way to illuminate more than half of the ball with the flashlight ? The moon is the ball (and the Earth is another one). The sun is the flashlight. Each ball is half light and half dark at any time. As the ball spins, the area that's light keeps changing, and the area that's dark keeps changing. But it's always half and half. There's no area of the moon that's always dark. But at any time you want to choose, half of the moon is dark, and half of the Earth is also dark, because the sun is the only flashlight around.
What happens at night time?
At night time some children's parents go to their work,the half moon will be full moon and the wolfs will howl as we don't hear them and finally the lampost that lights when its dark,it unglues
Why does the moon have a dark side but the earth doesn't?
Earth does have a dark side. When you are on that dark side it is called night. Both Earth and the moon get their light from the sun. Since they are both spherical and there is only one sun in our solar system, the sun can only light up half of each object at a time.
Why is the Moon dark all of the time?
The Moon isn't always dark. It reflects the Sun's light, but its appearance changes based on its position relative to the Earth and Sun. During a "new moon," the side facing us is not illuminated, so it appears dark.
