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Any person on earth can see the phase of the moon by looking for the moon in the night sky. The only reason you would not be able to determine the phase of the moon by observational means would be if the night sky was obscured by clouds.

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If you see a waning crescent phase what will you see in about 28 days?

In about 28 days, you would see a new moon phase after observing a waning crescent phase. The new moon occurs when the moon is positioned between the Earth and the Sun, with the side of the moon lit that faces away from Earth.


If you look at the sky tonight and see a waning gibbous what moon phase will you see in two weeks?

Two weeks after the waning gibbous phase of the moon you will see a new moon.


What is a moon phase is?

The very first phase of the moon is called new moon. You cannot see it in the sky because it is not reflecting the sun's light. The full moon is when you can see the entire side of the moon, which is just reflecting the sun's light. The other phases are the intermediate steps between new-to-full, and then full-to-new. Usually the term phase refers to the appearance of the moon except the way its appearance changes during a lunar eclipse. Lunar eclipses always occur during the full moon phase.


When the sky is totally dark an you cannot see the moon?

Technically speaking, when you cannot see the moon, it is a new moon. But my thinking is that if you can't see the moon, how can it be new? So my definition of a new moon is when you can see a smile in the sky because the moon is happy that it has just been born, but when you see a frown in the sky, the moon is sad because it is dying. Then you get the scientific "new moon."


What phase of the moon are you able to see the most surface area?

At just about any phase, you can see half of the Moon's surface. Close to new moon, however, it may be hard to see the dark side.

Related Questions

What phase is the Moon in when you cannot see?

the new moon


What phase is the moon when we cannot see it at all?

New Moon.. Learn your astrology.


Which phase is the moon in when we cannot see it at all?

The phase of the moon when we cannot see it at all is called the "New Moon." During this phase, the moon is positioned between the Earth and the Sun, causing the side of the moon that is illuminated by the Sun to face away from Earth. As a result, the moon appears dark and is not visible from our planet.


When is the moon not the moon?

The moon is always the moon - though we cannot see it in the phase known as "new moon" - but it's still there.


When you cannot see any of the lit up part of the moon what is it called?

That is the new moon phase.


How does the moon become a new moon?

The new Moon "phase" is when the Moon is (more or less) in front of the Sun. We cannot normally see the Moon in this phase. If the Moon is exactly in front of the Sun, the Moon covers the Sun and we see a solar eclipse.


What phase of moon would people see from earth?

full moon


In what phase is the moon when you do not see it?

The phase in which the moon is not visible from earth is called the "new" moon. It happens when the moon is aligned between the sun and the earth (every 28 days), which causes the side of the moon that we usually see to be in shadow.


When you cannot see any o the lit part of the moon it is called?

That configuration is known as the "New Moon" phase.


Do people in australia see the same moon phase Americans see?

Yes they do


Why does the new moon seem to be in the old moon?

Where I live, there is a distinct no-moon phase. Thus I cannot see any new moon within the old moon.


What phase of the moon do you see in the first week?

We see the full moon {the phase}.