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The side of the earth that is closest to the sun is always the sunlit side; this remains true at the equinoxes. An equinox happens at a single moment, and the part of the earth receiving sunlight at these moments will be different from equinox to equinox, because the equinoxes are not in synch with whole days.
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The side of the moon facing earth is dark and the moon not visible?
When the side of the moon facing Earth is dark and not visible, it is called the "new moon" phase. During this phase, the sunlit side of the moon is facing away from Earth, making it appear dark from our perspective.
What percentage of the dark side of the moon do you see during the first and third quarters?
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.
The amount of the lighted side of the moon you can see is the same during?
The amount of the lighted side of the moon you can see is the same during the first quarter and the last quarter phases. In both phases, half of the moon's illuminated side is visible from Earth.
How day and night are performed?
Day and night are caused by the rotation of the Earth on its axis. During the day, the side of the Earth facing the Sun experiences daylight, while the side facing away experiences night. As the Earth rotates, different parts of the planet are alternately exposed to sunlight and darkness, creating the cycle of day and night.
What do you call the moon when the whole disc is visible from earth?
The term for the moon when the whole disc is visible from Earth is "full moon." During a full moon, the sun, Earth, and moon are aligned in a way that the illuminated side of the moon is facing the Earth.
Is earth the closest planet to Jupiter?
No. Generally speaking, Venus is the closest planet to Earth. The actual distance that Venus is from Earth varies, depending on where it is during its orbit around the sun relative to that of Earth. When Venus and Earth are on the same side of the sun, they are 38.2x106km apart; when they are on opposite sides of the sun, they are 261.0x106km apart.Mars is the second planet closest to Earth. However, if Venus is on the opposite side of the sun, Mars could temporary be closest to Earth. Mars's distance from Earth varies, from 55.7x106km when they are both at the same side of the sun, to 401.3x106km, when they are on opposite sides of the sun.
Why is a high tide on the side of the earth closest to the moon?
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Which planet is closer to Earth?
The planet that is closest to Earth depends on where the other planets are in relation to Earth. Venus can come the closest when it is on the same side of the Sun as the Earth, but Mars can be closest when Venus is on the far side of the Sun and Mars is on the same side of the sun as Earth.
Is mercury the closest planet to earth?
It can be sometimes, but Venus can be closer than Mercury ever can; Mercury is only the closest planet to Earth when Venus is on the opposite side of the Sun from Mercury and Earth, and maybe not even then (depending on exactly where Mars is).
What is the closet planet to Jupiter is it mars?
Mars is closest when Jupiter and Mars are on the same side of the sun. Otherwise, if earth and Jupiter are on one side and Mars on the other, then Earth is closer. If Earth and Mars are on one side and Venus and Jupiter are on the other, than Venus is closest. When Earth, Venus, and Mars are on one side, and Mercury and and Jupiter are on the other, Mercury is closest. All four are pretty much always closer to Jupiter than Saturn ever is.
What occurs on the side of Earth that is closest to the moon and on the opposite side of earth?
Its day on the other side. Both sides have high tides while the other two has low tides.
When is Jupiter and earth closest?
Earth just passed its closest, a close 'guess' is September 25, 2010. Please let me know if you need the answer exact to the minute, I will calculate it by ephemeris. Add approximately 30 days each year thereafter. The next closest will be October 24, 2011, then again about November 25, 2012.
Does the point on earth farthest from the moon has a high tide?
Yes. High tides happen on the point on earth closest to the moon, and the opposite side of the earth.
Which is the closest planet to the sun Mars or Earth?
Normally, Venus is, when it is on the same side of the Sun in its orbit When it isn't, either Mercury or Mars could be closer, if it was on the same side as Earth. The closest possible opposition between Earth and Venus is 38 million kilometers (23.7 million miles). No planet gets closer to Earth than Venus. But when it's on the opposite side of the Solar System, Venus can be as far as 261 million kilometers (162 million miles) away. When Mars is at its closest to Earth, the two planets are separated by about 54.6 million kilometers. The closest point in recent memory was in 2003, when Earth and Mars were separated by only 55 million kilometers. At its farthest point, the two planets can be 401 million kilometers apart.
What are the names of planets on either side of the earth?
venus on the sun's side and mars on the other side that is far from the sun.
What is the lunar perigee?
The side of the orbit of the moon that is closest to the Earth is the lunar perigee.
Earth would not have seasons if there was no?
Tilt. The tilt of the earth of 23 degrees means that the parts closest to the sun have summer and the other side of the world has winter.
