Over time you can see about 56% of the lunar surface from the Earth, this is because the (almost) spherical Moon "wobbles" while orbiting the Earth and so we eventually can see a little more than the half that is facing us at any given time.
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The amount of the moon that is illuminated by the sun varies as the moon orbits Earth. At any given time, half of the moon is lit by the sun, but we can see different portions of this lit side from Earth depending on the moon's position in its orbit.
50%, plus or minus 8 degrees of degradation of the terminator of light and dark. The exception to this would be an eclipse where the Earth's shadow blocks the light from the sun.
Well, the moon is a sphere, and if it is a full moon you are really only seing half of it. so technically you are seeing 50% of the moon
You see about 50% of the moon because we are only really seeing half of it because it is a sphere.
Half (50 percent) of the moon is illuminated by the sun at all times, just as half of earth is always illuminated.The thing that changes is: How much of the moon's illuminated half can we see from earth ?
68 percent
The amount of the moon that is illuminated by the sun varies as the moon orbits Earth. At any given time, half of the moon is lit by the sun, but we can see different portions of this lit side from Earth depending on the moon's position in its orbit.
During the first and third quarters of the moon, you will see roughly 50% of the dark side and 50% of the lit side from Earth. This is because the sun is illuminating half of the moon's surface that is facing away from Earth.
No, because 50 percent is half of 100 percent so then 0.50 would be half of 1.0
The percentage of the Moon that is lit by the Sun varies depending on its position in its orbit. At certain points, half of the Moon's surface may be illuminated (50%); this is known as a First or Third Quarter Moon. This occurs because we see different portions of the illuminated half from Earth as the Moon orbits.
50%, plus or minus 8 degrees of degradation of the terminator of light and dark. The exception to this would be an eclipse where the Earth's shadow blocks the light from the sun.
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36 See... 50 x .72 = 36 (.72 is the decimal equivalent of 72%)
Well, the moon is a sphere, and if it is a full moon you are really only seing half of it. so technically you are seeing 50% of the moon
The hightest percentage is 50
You see about 50% of the moon because we are only really seeing half of it because it is a sphere.