Astronomy phases of the moon

Waning crescent

Rise 3am Highest 9am Set 3pm

Waning gibbious

Rise 9pm Highest 3am Set 9am

Full moon

Rise @ 6pm highest@ midnight Set@6am

First Quarter

Rise @ noon Highest @ 6pm Set:midnight

Third quarter

Rise at midnight Highest6am Set noon

Waxing Gibbous

Rise: 3pm Highest: 9pm Set: 3am

New Moon

Rises @ 6am Highest@noon Set 6pm

Waxing cresent

Rising 9am Highest 3pm Set 9pm

Solar eclipse occurs when?

The Moon lies in between the sun and the Earth, so the moons shadow falls on the Earth.

What will be the Moon's phase a week after the full moon?

3rd Quarter

Why do we have different phases of the moon?

Because of the rotation of the moon around the Earth

Half of the moon is always illuminated by the Sun, but the amount if this illumination depends on the Moon's position in its orbit True or false

True

What is the only time an eclipse can occur?

1.) when the phase of the moon is full for the lunar eclipse or new for the solar 2.) the new or full moon occurs at a time when the Moon is very close to a node

Phases just before and after the new moon are called?

Cresent

What is the Cosmic Address?

Earth, solar system, Milky Way, Local Group, Local Supercluster

If you observe the Moon rising in the east as the Sun is setting in the west,what phase of the moon would you see?

Full

If you observe the full moon rising at sunset. What will you see at midnight?

Full moon at the highest point in the sky

Phases just before and after the full moon are called?

Gibbous

What is a lunar eclipse?

It occurs when the earth lies directly in between the sun and the moon, so the earths shadow falls on the moon

What are the eight phases of the moon?

New moon Waxing crescent First quarter Waxing gibbous Full moon Waning gibbous Third quarter Waning crescent

Each moon phase highest point in sky time is three hours apart Calculate the rest

New moon highest in sky @ noon

Each moon phase rise time is three hours apart Calculate the rest

New moon rises @ 6am

Each moon phase is set is three hours apart Calculate the rest

New moon set @ 6pm

The rise and highest points in the sky are 6 hrs apart

The highest point in the sky and set time are six hours apart

What is a node?

The two points in each orbit that at which the Moon crosses the surface of the moon's orbit

If you see the moon high over head before sunrise about what phase is it ?

Third

Decreasing phases of the moon are?

Waning meaning decreasing

Increasing phases of the moon are?

Waxing meaning increasing