As the Moon moves in its orbit around the Sun, our view of the side illuminated by the Sun changes.
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As the Moon moves in its orbit around the Sun, our view of the side illuminated by the Sun changes. |
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At full Moon, the moon rises at sunset and sets at sunrise.
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Excuse the misspelling in the figure;
someday we will fix it!:
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At 3rd quarter, the moon rises at midnight and sets at noon.
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Then we see only a crescent.
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At new, the moon rises at sunrise and sets at sunset,
and we don't see any of the illuminated side!
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Then we see only a crescent, but compare this
to the waning crescent: what's different? Why?
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At first quarter, the moon rises at noon and sets at midnight,
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Then it continues to grow until it is full.
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