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The Moon orbits the Earth, while the Earth is orbiting the Sun. Because the Moon is moving, we see it in different positions relative to the Sun; we call this the "phases of the Moon". Only when the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun will we see a "full" moon.

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Why are some moon cycles in darkness?

because, what makes the moon's cycles are how much of the moon is shown. when you can only see half, that means it's half covered by earth's shadow. when you cant see the moon at all, the earth is completely blocking sunlight.


What happend to the other side of the moon in half moon day?

Nothing happens to the other side of the Moon in half moon days. The reason we do not see the whole Moon is because only half of it is reflecting the light from the Sun.


Why can you see half of the moon sometimes and be able to see the whole moon other times?

You see just that part of the moon that the sun is shinning on.


Does the moon have new moon if the other half is facing the sun?

Yes, in that case we would see it as a new moon.


When you can see half of the moon what do you call it?

A half moonA half moon


What causes the phase of the moon as seen from earth?

The motion of the moon in its orbit, which takes it to positions where we see more or less of the moon's lighted half from earth.


What is the half moon?

This is when you can only see half a moon out at night.


What is the phase when you see half the moon or earth?

Half-moon Half-Earth


What phrase is the moon when you cant see it?

A new moon.


Where is the other half of the moon?

it's right there on the other side of the half we can see. The same face of the Moon is constantly pointing toward us, so we never get to see the "far side of the Moon" from the Earth, but we've seen pictures snapped by space probes.


Why is there phases of the moon?

there are phases of the moon because when it orbits us sometimes you can't see it and other times you can see half it all depends.


Why do we see moon phases?

Just like the Earth, half of the Moon is lit by the Sun while the other half is in darkness. The phases we see result from the angle the Moon makes with the Sun as viewed from Earth. We only see the Moon because sunlight reflects back to us from its surface.