the Earth due to which part of it is facing the Sun. When the lit area of the Moon we see is getting bigger each day, we say the Moon is waxing.When the lit area of the Moon we see is getting ...
The moon is also in the sky during the day, and without its Earth-facing side illuminated by the sun, observers can't really see it. Occasionally, the moon's orbit does bring it directly between ...
29 at 7:36 a.m. EDT (1236 GMT). A new moon occurs when the moon is directly between Earth and the sun, with its shadowed side pointing towards us. You can see a new moon when it crosses the face ...