• Question: Why is the moon sometimes out during the day?

    Asked by larabrown1611 to Aled, Ellie, Fiona, Kev, Willem on 11 Mar 2014.
    • Photo: Willem Heijltjes

      Willem Heijltjes answered on 11 Mar 2014:

      The moon goes around the earth. Sometimes it is on the opposite side as the sun, which gives a full moon. Sometimes it is on the same side as the sun – then you can see it during the day! Most of the time, it is somewhere in between – then you can sometimes see it during the day, and you get a crescent moon at night.

    • Photo: Aled Roberts

      Aled Roberts answered on 11 Mar 2014:

      Hi Laurabrown1611!

      The same reason it is out at night! Light is reflected from the sun on the moon to us… As Willem says, the position of the sun and moon will alter what we see and what shape it is as the amount of light reflected changes!

      Hope that helps! 🙂

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