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Just Chat! / how can the moon be lit on our east when the sun sets in the west?
« on: 10/12/2015 18:23:28 »
so ive been studying the moon lately for the past 56 days with a few thick cloudy ones preventing me seeing it. I used a website to tell me the exact phases when I couldn't see for myself.so last 2 weeks before the full moon it was lit on the right,now this and last week after the full moon, its on the left.im sure the sun came and went the same way everyday unless I missed something.
So how can a setting sun light up the moon on the east side when the sun sets in the west.the lunar cycles we all know say the sun would have to revolve around us to make that work-as well they say its the earth reflecting the light.science teachings and general info we were taught doesn't add up.you will see the phases and the waxing/waning moons, but we still see the sun in the same place roughly.the sun doesn't move 180 degrees over 14 days and does move through the seasons but I saw the sun set and if the suns out of site on were on a sphere, the moon would have to be larger than us to receive the light on the left but the waning moon can be evident in the sky together with the sun.bizarre!
So how can a setting sun light up the moon on the east side when the sun sets in the west.the lunar cycles we all know say the sun would have to revolve around us to make that work-as well they say its the earth reflecting the light.science teachings and general info we were taught doesn't add up.you will see the phases and the waxing/waning moons, but we still see the sun in the same place roughly.the sun doesn't move 180 degrees over 14 days and does move through the seasons but I saw the sun set and if the suns out of site on were on a sphere, the moon would have to be larger than us to receive the light on the left but the waning moon can be evident in the sky together with the sun.bizarre!