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yes it does because it has to circle and while it is doing that the moon is circling around the earth. The atmosphere has moisture in it. This moisture can act like a magnifying glass and make the moon appear bigger in the sky at or near the horizion.
If you look straight up you can see little or no moisture but if you look at the horizion youre looking through 15-20 miles of 63 mile thick atmosphere. This same effect happens to the sun as well. It doesnt happen everyday because the atmospheric conditions have to be just right. This is best seen at the ocean.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe main reason for this is the Moon's proximity to Earth. Both the Sun and the Moon affect the Earth's tides, but because the Moon is so close (relative to the Sun) it has the greater ability to affect them, even though the moon is so small compared to the Sun.
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∙ 14y agoActually, it doesn't; if the Earth weren't spinning so fast, the Moon would rise in the west and set in the east.
But here in the "real world" where the world IS spinning once per day, EVERYTHING appears to rise in the east and set in the west - because the Earth itself is spinning from west to east. The Sun doesn't move much, and the stars (for all practical purposes) don't move enough in a lifetime for you to see it. If the Earth weren't spinning, the sky would be very boring.
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∙ 14y agoStrangely, yes. The Sun is FAR more massive than the Moon; you might think that the Sun's enormously greater mass would cause more influence on the tides. But even though the Moon is much smaller, it is FAR closer, and distance counts more than mass does.
The Moon has a greater influence on the tides than the Sun does.
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∙ 13y agoThe moon controls our oceans tides. The sun only controls 44% of the tides while the moon controls the other 56%. It is all about gravitational pull. The moon is closer to the earth than the sun is.
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∙ 16y agoThe movement of the sun across the sky is called "apparent motion". It seems to move, but of course it is not moving around the earth in a very big, very fast circle. It seems to move, because of the earth's rotation on its axis. The earth is moving from west to east. As a result of this movement, when the sun comes into view at any point, it is coming over the eastern horizon.
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∙ 14y agoThe moon is larger when rising because it is actually closer and the perspective is different.
The atmosphere makes it look larger as the ozone layer is reflecting light off the sun to the moon and from the moon to the earth to your retinas.
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The moon is no larger when rising than when it is overhead. It seems like it, though, because at its rising, you can compare the moon's size with trees, houses, and so forth. But in the middle of the sky, there is nothing to compare it to, and therefore, it looks smaller.
To prove it (as I have a number of times) hold a piece of paper at arm's length at the moon (so you can repeat and alway get the same distance from your face) and carefully mark the top and the bottom of the moon on the paper. It's easier if you have a helper. Later when the moon rises enough into the sky that it appears smaller, hold your paper up to the moon, and you should find that it still fits those marks on your paper!
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∙ 14y agoIt isn't larger. It doesn't even look larger on photographs, for example. In other words, it is some kind of optical illusion.
It isn't larger. It doesn't even look larger on photographs, for example. In other words, it is some kind of optical illusion.
It isn't larger. It doesn't even look larger on photographs, for example. In other words, it is some kind of optical illusion.
It isn't larger. It doesn't even look larger on photographs, for example. In other words, it is some kind of optical illusion.
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∙ 14y agoThe appearance that the Moon is higher when rising or setting is an illusion caused by having something nearby to compare it to; a tree, and building, something attached to the ground. High in the sky, the Moon appears to be smaller. But when measured, the angular width of the Moon is the same.
The Moon DOES get closer and further away; the Moon's orbit is an ellipse, and when it is at perigee, the Moon is about 50,000 miles closer than at apogee.
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∙ 12y agoWell, first of all, the sun never rises in the west. It appears first in the east, it
moves across the sky, and disappears in the west. The reason is that the Earth
is turning, from west to east.
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Can the moon set at the same time that the sun is rising?
only in afghanistan
Where does the moon rise and where does it set?
The moon rises in the east and sets in the west.
Where is the full moon at sunset?
When the moon is full, it will just be rising in the east as sunset. The full moon is exactly opposite the position of the sun.
What forces the moon to rise?
The moon is not actually forced to rise, but appears to be rising because of the orbit of the moon and the rotation of the earth. The movement of the planets and the moon makes them appear to rise and set.
When does the moon set in the west at dawn?
because the sun rises in the east
When the moon crosses the western side of the horizon plane is it rising or setting?
If you see the Moon on the western horizon, it is setting in the sky.Both the moon and the sun RISE IN THE EAST AND SET IN THE WEST.
Can the moon set at the same time that the sun is rising?
only in afghanistan
Where does the moon rise and where does it set?
The moon rises in the east and sets in the west.
Where is the full moon at sunset?
When the moon is full, it will just be rising in the east as sunset. The full moon is exactly opposite the position of the sun.
If you see a full moon in NJ do you see the same full moon in Alaska?
If you are in New Jersey and you see the full moon rising, you will also see the Sun either setting or about to set. At that same moment in Alaska, however, it's still early afternoon and the Sun is still high in the sky. The Moon is on the other side of the Earth. If you wait six hours, until around midnight New Jersey time, then you in Alaska will see the Sun set - and the full Moon rising in the east. At that point, with the NJ Moon high in the sky and the AK moon just rising, you are seeing the same moon. If you fire a powerful microwave or laser beam at the Moon from AK, your friends in NJ will be able to detect the echo about 2.7 seconds later.
Where does the moon start to set and start to set?
the moon start to set on east you know. everyone who ask this question is a very stupid man/woman haha
What forces the moon to rise?
The moon is not actually forced to rise, but appears to be rising because of the orbit of the moon and the rotation of the earth. The movement of the planets and the moon makes them appear to rise and set.
When does the moon set in the west at dawn?
because the sun rises in the east
Do the sun moon and stars appear to rise in the east and set in the west because of the rotation of the moon?
No, it is due to the rotation of the Earth.
How do you know if the moon will appear in the East side or West side of the sky (around maybe pm not talking about moon-rise or moon-set)?
10:30pm**
How can one tell the sun is rising?
The way the Earth rotates is the cause for why things rise in the East and set in the West. If you were to look at the Sun at one time, and then look at it again in an hour or so, if it moved East, it is rising. If it moved West, it is setting.
Why does Phobos rise in the West and set in the East?
If you observe our moon, over the course of a night it appears to rise in the east and set in the west. However if you observe it over the course of a month you will see that each night it will be further toward the east. You will see that the moon is actually traveling from west to east around the earth. It only appears to rise in the east and set in the west just as the sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west. The sun actually isn't moving and the moon as well isn't moving in the direction it appears to be. It takes a month though to go around the earth from west to east. It does it so slowly that each night it doesn't seem to move except in the direction opposite to the earths rotation. Phobos travels west to east also. However it orbits Mars in only 7 hours. So Phobos appears to move in the direction it actually is moving. Thus appears to be doing exactly what it is doing: rising in the west and setting in the east.
