You are seeing the planet Venus near the crescent moon around February 28 or March 1 2009. You know it's Venus, because it is the 3rd brightest object in the sky, after the Sun and Moon itself.
Mars to the right of the moon at the begining of the month & Venus to the left of the moon at the end of January 2009.
The planet appearing near the moon in the southern sky in early September 2009 is Jupiter. http://www.earthsky.org/tonighthome/2009-09-03/url
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The "white planet" close to Earth is likely the Moon. It appears white in the night sky due to its surface reflecting sunlight.
It was a waxing gibbous, but right after a First-quarter moon.
Mars to the right of the moon at the begining of the month & Venus to the left of the moon at the end of January 2009.
The planet appearing near the moon in the southern sky in early September 2009 is Jupiter. http://www.earthsky.org/tonighthome/2009-09-03/url
Right from moon? It appears as if a moon but big in size.
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Neptune, the furthest planet from the sun.
That's Venus.
To an observer anywhere outside the atmosphere of a planet, including on the moon, the sky appears black everywhere except where a star or illuminated body appears.
The "white planet" close to Earth is likely the Moon. It appears white in the night sky due to its surface reflecting sunlight.
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AS the moon is in its phases and appears in full (full moon) our planet earth is somewhat away from the connecting line between the moon and and the sun. so it appears to us as full moon. during this phase if our planet earth comes across the line of sight between the moon and the sun, it shadows upon the surface of the moon. we call this phenomina as lunar eclipse.
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Waxing crescent moon - The moon appears to be partly but less than one-half full