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What kind of full moon is on October 4 2009?

It is a Harvest Moon.Oct. 4, 2:10 a.m. EDT -- Full Harvest Moon.Traditionally, this designation goes to the full moon that occurs closest to the Autumnal (fall) Equinox. The Harvest Moon usually comes in September, but sometimes it will fall in early October as is the case in 2009; the next time won't come until 2017. At the peak of the harvest, farmers can work into the night by the light of this moon. Usually the full moon rises an average of 50 minutes later each night, but for the few nights around the Harvest Moon, the moon seems to rise at nearly the same time each night: just 25 to 30 minutes later across the U.S., and only 10 to 20 minutes later for much of Canada and Europe. Corn, pumpkins, squash, beans, and wild rice -- the chief Indian staples -- are now ready for gathering.


Why does the moon and the sun appear in the day sky and the moon is not full?

The Moon rises about 50 minutes later each night. After a few weeks, it is logically rising in the morning, and crossing the sky during the day. As the month goes on, it eventually is rising at night again. The moons movements are independent of the sun. Though day length varies, the sun is always up during the "day", and gone at night. Not so the moon.


What kind of clock can show you how much of the moon you could see that night?

A moon phase clock


What does '' waning'' mean?

Waning is an English word that's not used much any more. It means shrinking, shriveling, decreasing, declining, diminishing, dwindling. It's still used to decribe the moon, during the half of each cycle ... roughly two weeks ... when it's in the sky primarily at night, and its visible portion becomes smaller each night.


Is the moon higher than the stars?

No, the moon is closer to Earth than the stars. The stars we see in the night sky are typically much farther away than the moon.

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How much later does the moon rise and set in Brisbane?

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How does The moon rises and sets about how much later each day?

Over a whole cycle of the moon's phases, it averages to about 49 minutes per day. (24 hours in 29.53 days)


What kind of full moon is on October 4 2009?

It is a Harvest Moon.Oct. 4, 2:10 a.m. EDT -- Full Harvest Moon.Traditionally, this designation goes to the full moon that occurs closest to the Autumnal (fall) Equinox. The Harvest Moon usually comes in September, but sometimes it will fall in early October as is the case in 2009; the next time won't come until 2017. At the peak of the harvest, farmers can work into the night by the light of this moon. Usually the full moon rises an average of 50 minutes later each night, but for the few nights around the Harvest Moon, the moon seems to rise at nearly the same time each night: just 25 to 30 minutes later across the U.S., and only 10 to 20 minutes later for much of Canada and Europe. Corn, pumpkins, squash, beans, and wild rice -- the chief Indian staples -- are now ready for gathering.


Why the moon changes through a cycle each month?

The moon does not change (much). What an observer on Earth sees changes as the Moon orbits the Earth and the Earth/Moon system orbits the Sun much more slowly is the illuminated portion of the moon growing (covering more and more of the visible portion of the Moon) and when the Moon is full, the Sun Earth and Moon are more or less in line (if they were exactly in line it would be a lunar eclipse - which does happen a few times each year). Then as the Moon continues to rotate around the Earth, night after night, less and less of the illuminated portion is visible to the observer on Earth.


Why does the moon and the sun appear in the day sky and the moon is not full?

The Moon rises about 50 minutes later each night. After a few weeks, it is logically rising in the morning, and crossing the sky during the day. As the month goes on, it eventually is rising at night again. The moons movements are independent of the sun. Though day length varies, the sun is always up during the "day", and gone at night. Not so the moon.


What kind of clock can show you how much of the moon you could see that night?

A moon phase clock


What lights up one half of the moon?

The sun! depending on where the sun is and where the moon is depends on how much u can see the moon at night


What does '' waning'' mean?

Waning is an English word that's not used much any more. It means shrinking, shriveling, decreasing, declining, diminishing, dwindling. It's still used to decribe the moon, during the half of each cycle ... roughly two weeks ... when it's in the sky primarily at night, and its visible portion becomes smaller each night.


Does the moon orbit cause night and day?

The Earth spinning every 24 hours causes day and night. The Moon has nothing to do with causing day or night. In fact, the moon spends just as much time in the daytime sky every month as it does in the night-time sky.


Why does the moon appear much larger than Jupiter in the night sky?

Because the moon is much closer to us. Jupiter is more than a thousand times farther away than the moon.


What determines how much moon you see on a clear night?

The moon doesn't get it's own light the sun reflexes on the moon so basically the sun brightens the moon for light. :)


Is the moon brighter in the night?

No, it reflects just as much sunlight then. Your eyes are better adjusted to see the brightness at night, though.