October 22-25 2012
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.
that is a waning moon.
This phenomenon is known as waxing. The moon is transitioning from a new moon phase to a full moon phase, when more of its surface is illuminated by the sun each night.
You can tell if the moon is waxing or waning by looking at its shape. When the moon is waxing, it appears to be getting bigger each night. When the moon is waning, it appears to be getting smaller each night.
On Saturday the moon was a half moon.
The moon never changes shape only the light you can see.
The term "waning crescent" refers to the shape of the moon as it appears in the sky during the moon's waning phase. It refers to the crescent shape of the moon that is getting smaller each night as it moves towards a new moon phase.
A shape in the night sky is a star. It could also be a circle if the moon is the shape being referred to.
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.
After a new moon comes the waxing crescent moon phase. This is when the moon slowly begins to show a crescent shape as it waxes or grows larger each night.
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.
that is a waning moon.