it was half moon
On Saturday the moon was a half moon.
No, the moon is not a square shape. It appears to be a round solid object in the night sky.
because of the sun the moon changes shapes.
Waning gibbous
it was a cresent.
On Saturday the moon was a half moon.
The moon never changes shape only the light you can see.
A shape in the night sky is a star. It could also be a circle if the moon is the shape being referred to.
no
it was a waxing gibbous last night (on Friday the 14th)
The moon never actually changes shape. What we can see at night is the suns reflection from around on the other side of the earth onto the moon, which depending on its position will give us what we can see of the moon at night.
Tonight the 16th November 2009 is a new Moon, so last night there should have been no Moon visible.
full moon
What changes is the part of the Moon that is illuminated. We see the illuminated part of the Moon better than the dark part.
No, the moon is not a square shape. It appears to be a round solid object in the night sky.
because of the sun the moon changes shapes.
The moon appears to change shape in the night sky because of its position relative to the Earth and the Sun. As the moon orbits the Earth, different portions of its illuminated surface are visible from our perspective, creating the phases of the moon.