It's time for the moon talk. I have put it off for far too long. I'll admit I've only particularly noticed

Question

since I started walking my dog at night but now I'm puzzled. When the moon is full or just before or after I see it down at the East end of my street. When the moon is skinny I see it at the West end of the street. Now I thought I remembered from my jr hi science class that the moon rises in the east like the sun. But I always know where the sun is going to be. It comes up over the hospital and goes down over the park. So what's the deal with the moon?

Answer 1

This involves the Orbits and individual rotational speeds of Planets with RESPECT to the SUN our CENTRE.

Check on GOOGLE EARTH And you can get ORBITS IN 3D

Remember that we are in the solar system.

Good luck and if you Discover someway of Reflection of Sun's LIGHT  youll Be !!!

Answer 2

The moon goes in a circle in about the same path that the sun and planets do over the equator.  Because of the speed the moon moves verses how fast the Earth spins, the moon rises about an hour later every day.  It also cause the phase (illumination) to change noticeably every day.  I'm assuming you're walking your dog right after sunset every night, so you'll see the moon in a different location on the same circular path.  In a few more nights you won't see it that early at all since it will be rising too late.

Answer 3

The moon is a natural satellite of the earth and has its orbit, which will put it in different places in the sky.  You will generally see a full moon at night as the earth has to almost be between the sun and moon to have a full moon.

The moon can be quite nearly full when you see it in daytime, however.  Its phases will put it in different parts of the sky at different times of the year.  It will generally rise in the east as does the sun, and set in the west.  The timing will be different, however, and its position will vary considerably.

Factoid:  A lunar eclipse can only occur when there is a full moon.

Answer 4

the earth rotates!!

Answer 5

Nothing is the deal with the Moon. The Moon rises in the east and sets in the west just like the Sun. When it is full it has just risen when you take your dog out, hence you see it at the east end of the street. When it is a thin crescent it is just setting when you head out with your dog, hence you see it at the west end of your street. The thin crescent Moon crosses the sky very close to the Sun (that's why it's a crescent).

I advise you to go out and lok for the Moon in the daytime sky as well and take note of where it appears and when in relation to its appearance.

Answer 6

ah, but you're not watching the sun close enuff... it's rise and set places change , as well....

here, in summer, the setting sun blinds me thru the window , here at the computer..... in winter it's behind the corner of the house at sunset.....

dawn comes thru my kitchen windows in winter and lights up the whole room.... in summer, it' is hidden by the side of the room with the porch on it....

better check yours a little closer.....it's what makes the angle of the sun so much different in the seasons, too....