I am 63 years old and now finally understand the moon phases. Was sitting outside tonite and saw a crescent moon. Trying to figure out the reason behind it. You explained it so easy. Thank you!
I am here for exact same reason. Yesterday I saw crescent 🌘 moon. And today is new moon, so kinda curious. Bty the 2nd crescent 🌘 moon is so fascinating than the 1st 🌙 moon. Because in 2nd crescent 🌘 moon you can see the darker part clearly.
Nice! You are never too young to learn! Now try to imagine the motion of the earth around the sun and the way you see the sky at night. It took me years to get my head around that. It still boggles my mind how this works, I could not figure out why and how Polaris (the North star) could stay in the north.
Have any of you noticed that the crescent moon used to be crescent from top to bottom and now it is more side to side??? So, if you didn’t understand what I am saying try this… crescent moon used to be a “(” or “)” now it is more of a ”u” shape and an “n” shape, so instead of it being top to bottom it is now more side to side. Has anyone else noticed this or am I just crazy???
Lol I’m 27 and exact reason 😂😂 I remember learning this in my astronomy class my freshman year of college but since then it has completely left my head😂
lmaoooooo same xD also my friend's little brother showed me this video and was shook that there was other phases of the moon besides crescent and full.
What she was doing is not at all serious! She had not spinning the Earth [represented by her head] around the Sun !! In fact, nobody in the world has been able to explain correctly what the Moon actually does, in relation to the Sun !!! I regret to write it to you, but her simplistic explanations are not even good for teenagers ..... professor essef, in mathematics (active for over a year, on TH-cam and Wikipedia, in astronomy & astrophysics). Greetings from Paris.
Her demo makes you have eyes the size of the earth. When her own computer model shows how everyone will see a full moon every day, as the earth is spinning towards the lit par of the moon, when it's only half illuminated - @3:22 - look at that model of earth and think about the peoples' view on those spinning continents.
Ok I’m 59yrs old and have long forgotten being taught that in school. I came on TH-cam and watched a couple videos, but your video explained it perfectly! So thank you for sharing and enlightening this ole girl! 👍🏽
I've watched several videos about this and this was by far the best visualization I've seen, so much better than the computer animated ones everyone else uses.
It's easier to show this way because she isn't taking in all of the variables. Out of honesty, the programer has to deal with most of the major motions. This also brings up complicated questions...
@@MH-53E What 'complicated questions' are you referring to ? You could have asked one, at least. But that would mea you would have to KNOW what to ask. Right?
I am 43 years old from india. Working in the accounting field. My daughter is so excited to learn about space and various things outside the earth. I never bothered about the phases of the moon so long.When my daughter, 10 years old, is seeing the moon thru her telescope and shares glimpses of crates and stuff to me. The phases of the moon thing always bothered me so much that I cannot grasp why it is happening the way it is. My daughter explained effortlessly but I couldn't grasp anything. Your video enlightened me... thank you...
@@elmensajero7295 Consider the crescent Moon's position in the sky. When it is halfway between new and first or last quarter, it will be located 45° away from the Sun. That represents 3 hours of the Earth's rotation around its axis, so the crescent Moon will on average be visible that long after sunset or before dawn.
@@elmensajero7295 Ohh, actually, if it is a waxing crescent moon, it is visible to the west in the sky after sunset, but a full moon is visible almost all night, and a waning moon is visible from the first few hours after midnight into the morning 🙂
Up until watching this video, did you actually have no idea as to what causes the changing phases of the moon? Perhaps you've yet to learn what causes the seasons too?
Sailorman, don’t be rude. There is plenty of “simple” things each person doesn’t know, no matter the age. Doesn’t mean you arent intelligent. It just mean you don’t know
@@shaspearman8647 If a 45 year old still doesn't know what causes the changing phases of the moon, it isn't a matter of 'don't know', but a profound ignorance of basic facts that any adult should know.
This is guaranteed misinformation so why when building up to the full moon it goes the way that yea you could make that argument it’s reflecting sunlight but when it winds down it’s makes absolutely zero sense the moon is it’s own light source not to mention nobody ever ever landed on it I’ve been studying the moon for three years and I can for sure tell you this is not how it gets it’s light
thank u so much, this as fantastic!! if my teachers were as creative as u, I wouldn't have to be searching this video at 22 yrs old just to really confirm my understanding! (& i'm a uni graduate...)
Why suddenly this looks so awesome and miraculous? I’ve always known this but it just this realization that this planet we are living on is spinning and this moon is perfectly spinning around it and the sun is doing its thing...this whole creation is just cool.
It took me 38 years to realize this. 12/22/2021, @ 06:37 p.m. marks the first-time-ever I fully realized how the moon really works based on your demonstration. Thanks to my buddy who didn't come to pick me up for tonight's party, making me have time to check this out😂✨
the moon has been observed in the same day sky in a observers vison and not to look away but both celestials are in ones vison so for this Reason its incorrect!
@@couchninja2997????? That is perfectly shown in this demonstration. You can have both bodies within your field of vision, it just affects how you see them. However, you can ALSO have them opposite of each other from the observer's point of view.
Actually I am 49 still can't understand how does the moon sees round in shape from our planet Earth and sometime my children asked me but throught your channel I now understand what exactly does moon work, thanks you so much ma'am.Lots of love and care from my family, Imphal Manipur 🇮🇳. North East India.
I have watched endless videos on phases of the moon trying to get an understanding. This is the first video I’ve watched and got a full understanding ❤
The moon orbits the earth once every 4 weeks or so, which means we see different parts of the moon's surface being illuminated by the sun - this isn't rocket science to understand.
Thank you for this quick and easy video demonstration. I will show it to my class tomorrow for foreign language students who need the extra visual. "A picture really is worth a 1000 words," and a video is worth even more. :)
Satanic brainwash aka education. The earth isn't a silly ball so dumb how nobody thinks for them shelves anymore just trust these satanists with their made up garbage. The moon doesn't rotate like this idiot said it does. If the moon was a ball you'd see the other side of it but we don't. Look at it at moon rise and moon set, it tilts/spins like a steering wheel and not like a ball. Flat earth proofs... Check out these TH-cam channels... A potters clay, DITRH, Eric Dubay, A plane truth 5, hundreds of good truther channels out there. Can't argue with facts and 100% agrees with the Bible and is a proven fact we're not on a globe. This is Satan's world, I know you dumb brainwashed children were taught there is no God no devil no heaven or hell but there is, heaven above hell below. You are trapped IN the earth, nobody gets out alive.
at 1:46 we call that crescent a waxing crescent at 2:04 we call that a waxing gibbous at 2:21 we call that a waning gibbous at 2:39 we call that a waning crescent which means that new moon is a couple of days away
Thank you so much Ms. Morgan! Your video was just fantastic, and that’s because your demonstration is extremely close to what happens in real, and that it allows us to see it action.
Yep, and when the moon is becoming a full moon and more and more of it keeps getting visible, then it is called a waxing moon; for example waxing crescent and waxing gibbous, but when the full moon then slowly fades day by day for the next half of the cycle, then it is called a waning moon; for example waning gibbous 🌖 and waning crescent 🌘🌑 🙂
@Ada Ghost Perhaps you should create one and upload it to your channel and come back here with the URL so we can judge yours against this one. Looking forward to yours!
Your simulation is very easy to understand, making a very difficult-to-imagine astronomical topic accessible to everyone. It helps students understand daily natural phenomena in a lively way. Thank you very much.
Thank you very much. I had problems in understanding that, because in the school, our teachers didn't teach us as students well. Now that I watched your video, it is fully understood. I love science.💙
Hey, Benjamin Middleton, thanks for the great vid! One small error - when the moon is directly between your head (the earth) and the sun it is an eclipse.
Yes, you are correct. However, the Moon's orbit is tilted slightly, which doesn't allow this to happen every month. She doesn't cover this detail in this video. I do a similar activity with my students and then we add this to the discussion and begin talking about eclipses and why don't see them every month. I think for the purpose of the video, it would be difficult to show a new moon without blocking the light because the light would create quite a glare on the camera making it difficult to see what is happening on the Moon. But, I understand your point.
@@SWIGDOG913You can take long exposure photographs of the eclipse, and see the (dimly lit by the earth) near side of the moon. You can watch it move it towards the sun in the days before the eclipse and away from it after. Claiming that the moon doesn't cause eclipses is delusional
Thank you so much! This is such a beautiful demonstration, thank you💖 I'm 21 and have just realized how the orbit of the moon actually works, I'm not proud but better now than never.
the moon has been observed in the same day sky in a observers vison and not to look away but both celestials are in ones vison so for this Reason its incorrect!
I'm not so sure about that. I've seen many comments posted here that make it obvious that people still think it's the earth's shadow that causes the shaded area on the moon's surface, despite having watched the video.
Amazing this simple light experiments shows how light with the sun earth and moon work, but flat earthers keep trying to debunk the globe earth. Very simple to explain just with a light and a globe
I Kid you not but this can be found in the comments It's the fault of camera guy actually לח Ramdancer 11 mo ago @Out Of Time That's because the Moon has it's own light, no reflection of Sunlight, ever... If that was the case, the Moon would never have phases, it'll be full everyday! Out Of Time 11 mo ago @Ramdancer Exactly. They want us to believe that the Sun lights up the Moon, behind the scenes. Rather than in front of our faces. Ya right. It's good to hear others, who have great sense.
@@shashanks4190 Phew thats a relief. God seems like a total power crazed narcissist demanding worship giving people cancer- famine- war-plague... sending babies to hell because they haven't pledged allegiance or maybe someone studied the wrong version of some ancient gibberish .....what a total git. Imagine spending eternity praising and giving thanks basically having to be a total suck up for ever..and ever ...and ever....never stops....ever..... infinity .... thank abiogenesis we're mortal and get to exist and see this wonder at all.
@@shashanks4190 God reveals himself to all who want to know him and seek him with all their heart (Jeremiah 29:13): "And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart." Just as a luxury automobile was manufactured, all these great systems within the universe and in our bodies did not just happen; they were divinely and intelligently manufactured (John 1). Take care.
In this demo, Emily hold the moon model above her head throughout her explanation. So, she is demonstrating that the moon must either revolve in some plane but either above or below the obstruction of the earth, otherwise the earth would totally eclipse the moon every revolution. This would mean most everyone on the side of the earth not facing the sun, won't be able to see the moon because of the shadow cast over the moon by the earth. It's like as if there are two 'new moons' for each revolution around the earth instead of one 'new moon'. This demo is not the complete story of what's going on. I'm still in the dark, so, can someone politely explain the anomaly I observed while watching Emily Morgan's otherwise flawed or half explanation please? Someone from the National Science Teachers Association or Emily herself preferably.
She holds the moon above here head because the point is to show what CAUSES the phases of the moon. That point is sufficiently addressed. Your question is outside the scope of this demonstration, but it can be explained. First of all, understand that the scales involved are WAY off in this demonstration. The Earth and moon a lot farther apart and the Earth and sun are a lot farther apart in reality. Because of this, the position of the Earth-moon-sun system needs to be pretty perfect for the moon to cast a shadow on the Earth or the Earth to cast a shadow on the moon. In reality, the moon's orbit around the Earth is inclined by about 5 degrees relative to the plane that the Earth orbits in around the sun, so for the moon to actually cast a shadow on the Earth (solar eclipse - during a new moon) or for the Earth to cast a shadow on the moon (lunar eclipse - during a full moon), the moon would have to be reaching the point where its orbital plane around the Earth crosses the Earth's orbital plane around the sun at the same moment as the new moon or full moon occurs respectively. This actually happens relatively rarely, but it's not THAT rare. - otherwise eclipses would be rare, and we get a few per year - just not every month. Here are some basic things to know about the orbit of the moon : There are two ways we define the moon's orbit around the Earth. The first is the time it takes for the moon to orbit the Earth relative to distant stars. This happens about every 27.3 days, and is called the sidereal month. If the moon is crossing the ascending node of its orbit and the Earth's orbit around the sun - that is at the point where it's orbital plane intersects with the Earth's orbital plane - and the moon is coming "up" through the Earth's orbital plane (ascending), then the next time it will approach that point in its orbit is about 27.3 days. The second way we define the moon's orbit around the sun (the one most people are familiar with) is the synodic month. This is how long it takes to make one revolution around the Earth relative to the Earth and sun system. That is - how often do full moons repeat, new moons repeat, and so on. This is about 29.5 days. The reason they are different is because the Earth orbits the sun. In the moon's sidereal month - that is when its in the same position in its orbit with respect to space (stars), the Earth has actually moved around the sun some - so the moon has a little bit farther to go (and takes about two and a half days to do it) to get into the same relative position. So, now imagine you are watching a solar eclipse. The moon has passed directly in front of the sun at the moment it is crossing the ascending node in orbit. The phase the moon is currently in is the new moon phase. This phases will not happen again for 29.5 days, but the next time the moon will be crossing the ascending node will be 27.3 days, so on the next new moon, the moon will have already crossed and moved above the orbital plane of the Earth and will be 2.5 days "ahead" so to speak. On the next new moon, the moon will have intersected the Earth's orbital plane 5 days prior, and so on. Eventually, they will line up again, and the moon will intersect with the plane of the Earth at the moment of a new moon or full moon, and give us another eclipse. There are only two points in its orbit where the moon will be intersecting with the Earth's orbital plane - once when it intersects it moving upward (ascending node) and another point where it crosses the plane moving downward (descending node). We will only get an eclipse when the moon is at one of these nodes during a new or full moon. Since the frequency of new and full moons does not sync with the frequency with which the moon will cross one of these nodes, the frequency in which they happen at the same time is simply low.
I would suggest you go with all honesty and consider flatearth model!! You will completely be enlightened as for someone like you seeking an explanation... best of luck!!
M Ameen Yes, I am tending 'two-dimensionally' at the moment. NASA is a pack of thieving, lying, fascists that I can't seem to put my faith in. Yet, in these times 'the majority' don't seem to mind thieving, lying anything. Truth is the dirty word, or so I've noticed. But how UN politically correct of me.
When she places the white ball between her head and the light , she says it is no moon day as there is no light on the moon. And then the crescent moon appears. But this time earth is facing the sun which means day time in the earth. What about the the darker side of the earth which normally witnesses moon ? We only see crescent moon during the night and not during the day time. Something is wrong in this explanation .
It's not wrong, but rather simplistic. - "she says it is no moon day as there is no light on the moon" That's called a New Moon, yes. A little correction there though, the Moon is illuminated during a New Moon but on the far side. The side facing us is not receiving any sunlight. - "And then the crescent moon appears. But this time earth is facing the sun which means day time in the earth." Yes, and? - "What about the the darker side of the earth which normally witnesses moon" Therefore, at this particular phase they don't see the Moon. You can see the Moon during the night when it's still crescent and almost half-full. When it's very recent (when it looks very dim and kind of like a recently cut nail) it will set an hour or so after sunset. - ''We only see crescent moon during the night and not during the day time'' Wrong. We can see the crescent Moon when it's almost half-full during the day, but not when it's very recent.
@@oscarin13 yeah your so good ,is your head is still spining , but the shit still sticks to it ,mey be becouse you are a shit head,ha ha ha , idiot the moon its got its own course notting to do with the sun,,and by the way your explanation is not working with a spining globe ,children whom refuses to grow up
Rajkumar is bang on. The crescent new moon only appears when the sun is setting & only for about 10 minutes. But sometimes it doesn't appear bc it's below the horizon & appears the next day. The video is incorrect
the moon has been observed in the same day sky in a observers vison and not to look away but both celestials are in ones vison so for this Reason its incorrect!
The moon phases move right to left in the northern hemisphere, if you’re in the southern hemisphere, waxing moons are lit on left and waning moons are lit on the right
Awesome explanation! But I have a question that perhaps I'm overthinking a bit, but I'm having difficulty making sense of the angles. If you pause at 1:24 (New Moon) and look at the thumbnail view on the bottom left, we can see that she is facing _toward_ the sun, meaning it would be daylight where she is. This means that the dark side of Earth (where it is night) is facing _away_ from the sun _and_ the moon. Now, as the moon slowly goes to waxing crescent, we see from her view the obvious sliver of moon lit up. But again, this is from the _daytime_ side of Earth. If you pause at 1:39 again in the thumbnail image, the back of her head represents night time on Earth. So how would we be able to see the crescent moon if on the night side of Earth we are facing _away_ from both the moon _and_ the sun? Wouldn't we just be looking into dark space?
Don't question the obvious wrongs in this display. Just agree and send NASA more tax money. Get your jab and turn your little boys into little girls like the supreme deity Neil d Tyson tells you to do. Because "THE science." Not science. The science. As in what we say is truth and you shut up.
Thank you. I always forget the names of the moon phases and love to see it compared to earth and sun. Many videos either just show the earth/moon or earth/sun but not all 3. Your explanation makes it easy to understand. Thank you!
On behalf of all the people here to try and actually learn something, I apologise for all the idiots leaving comments about science being fake. As a teacher I can honestly say that myself and my comrades tried, we really did, but some people are just beyond our help. I tried to teach someone about binary once. I asked her what one plus zero was. She said three. Unfortunately this is the level of intellect we are dealing with
The moon is not directly in line with the sun and the earth. It's about 5 degrees off. Enough to see the whole moon illuminated. In the video, you can see she is holding the white styrofoam ball (the moon) slightly higher than her eye line.
Both: the new moon and the full moon can be observable during the night and during a day. So, it is even not possible to demonstrate that FAKE heliocentric model correctly according to real life observations! Plus her "moon" does NOT spin and her head does not spin either ....hahahaha... we live on stationary flat earth and the moon does NOT spin indeed but rotates like a wheel from left to right and back...
It's not directly in between the moon and the sun (hint: don't think in 2D, try 3D). She didn't give a good explanation in my opinion. Here's a better one: Moon Phases: Crash Course Astronomy #4 (type it in TH-cam). Oh, and don't pay attention to those "earth is flat" comments, obviously they didn't make it to high school.
I agree, I don't know if the earth is flat or not, I am wobbling between both models lol. but I agree with you, if the moon is going to be full moon it will have to be significantly higher than the earth, which doesn't make sense how is gravity working elevating the moon significantly above the earth as the lady is demonstrating. second problem is moon will be never visible in Australia, nor south America if it is that much higher than earth. last note, I know there is not up or down in space, what I mean is rotating above the north pole, so sun light would travel not obstructed by earth so it is very bright and reflect the light back to the dark side of earth.
The moon orbits the earth a dozen times over the course of a year. It's good enough for the demonstration. And no, it does not cause the phases the somehow invert. Try this out for yourself. Rotate the same direction on both sides. The phases will be identical.
Well let's discuss the problems please. Or is there a solid resource you'd recommend? I can quite put my finger on why this doesn't make sense @Angel Humphrey @John Doe
Yes, the lit side of the moon should point directly at the sun - - - if you were standing on the moon or the sun - that's what you would see as well. However, you're not. You're standing on Earth so the perspective is going to throw things off a bit. That said, the side of the moon that is lit is always pointing toward the general direction of the sun. Always. If you wish to assert something completely differently, then you're just making shit up. These things have been meticulously tracked for a couple thousand years. The phases of the moon are the direct result of its day/night cycle as observed from Earth. What is is exactly you are trying to imply?
The side of the Moon that is lit is NOT ALWAYS pointing in the general direction of the Sun. You have not looked for yourself, with your own eyes every day. You are taking someone's word for it. The best time to look for this is during the day from two weeks before full Moon all the way up to full Moon. Look at the Moon in the morning and then in the evening and you will see that the lit side isn't always facing the Sun. I didn't believe it either until I observed it myself.
+Victoria Emerald Yes, the lit side of the moon always faces the sun. It has never been observed to do otherwise. If so, make a video of this undocumented phenomena.
I'm not speaking about the side of the Moon that we never see. If the Sun is casting a shadow on the Moon then the Shaded side of the Moon will always be exactly opposite the light of the Sun in our view of the sky. Observation proves that this is not the case, therefore the Sun isn't causing the phasing of the Moon.
Victoria Emerald The shaded side of the moon should be kind of opposite the sun; not exactly opposite. Perspective will make it vary a little. The sun doesn't cast shadows by the way. The sun is 93 million miles farther than the moon, so it's not going to line up perfectly. Wherever the sun is, it is still mostly behind the moon during phases on the new moon side of its orbit.
I am 63 years old and now finally understand the moon phases. Was sitting outside tonite and saw a crescent moon. Trying to figure out the reason behind it. You explained it so easy. Thank you!
I am here for exact same reason. Yesterday I saw crescent 🌘 moon. And today is new moon, so kinda curious.
Bty the 2nd crescent 🌘 moon is so fascinating than the 1st 🌙 moon. Because in 2nd crescent 🌘 moon you can see the darker part clearly.
So you can see crescent moon at night? What time is it?
Nice! You are never too young to learn!
Now try to imagine the motion of the earth around the sun and the way you see the sky at night. It took me years to get my head around that. It still boggles my mind how this works, I could not figure out why and how Polaris (the North star) could stay in the north.
Have any of you noticed that the crescent moon used to be crescent from top to bottom and now it is more side to side??? So, if you didn’t understand what I am saying try this… crescent moon used to be a “(” or “)” now it is more of a ”u” shape and an “n” shape, so instead of it being top to bottom it is now more side to side. Has anyone else noticed this or am I just crazy???
@@DFWJon yeah it depends on the seasons for how the moon's crescent appears
i am 24 years old & I was not sent here by any science teacher i simply forgot how the moon works
Lol I’m 27 and exact reason 😂😂 I remember learning this in my astronomy class my freshman year of college but since then it has completely left my head😂
yeah me too i just wanted to know why we can't see the far side of the moon it completely slipped out of my mind
Same Brahh😂 but am 17
lol. I am 25. Thanks for existing. Thought I was the only one😂😂
lmaoooooo same xD also my friend's little brother showed me this video and was shook that there was other phases of the moon besides crescent and full.
I've been waiting for such a simple demonstration for.....over 70 years.. Brilliant. Thank you. I'll go and do it myself. Jo
Still waiting cuz. she is biblically incorrect
What she was doing is not at all serious!
She had not spinning the Earth [represented by her head] around the Sun !!
In fact, nobody in the world has been able to explain correctly what the Moon actually does, in relation to the Sun !!!
I regret to write it to you, but her simplistic explanations are not even good for teenagers .....
professor essef, in mathematics (active for over a year, on TH-cam and Wikipedia, in astronomy & astrophysics).
Greetings from Paris.
Happy 80th birth year.
Her demo makes you have eyes the size of the earth. When her own computer model shows how everyone will see a full moon every day, as the earth is spinning towards the lit par of the moon, when it's only half illuminated - @3:22 - look at that model of earth and think about the peoples' view on those spinning continents.
I agree🤓🤓
Ok I’m 59yrs old and have long forgotten being taught that in school. I came on TH-cam and watched a couple videos, but your video explained it perfectly! So thank you for sharing and enlightening this ole girl! 👍🏽
This is the best explanation on TH-cam. All the others videos fail to show the animation so clearly and accurately. Thanks!
you should do yourself a favor and check out vibes of cosmos. it blows this pseudoscience outta the water
@@Dr.Maniac I saw perfectly a aeroplane in front of the sun, but i can´t see a BIG BIG rock or not even a shade of it. Iám going with Vibes of Cosmos.
@@hakan8997 you wont be disappointed i assure you. check his content out.
That demonstration in NO WAY explains how the full moon is REGULARLY visible during the day time. That lady is the epitome of a charlatan.
@@dentontxflatearthguy2903 ... Some people have to go on with what they learned at school. What job is going to match the lie that she has been told?
I've watched several videos about this and this was by far the best visualization I've seen, so much better than the computer animated ones everyone else uses.
Agreed!
It's easier to show this way because she isn't taking in all of the variables. Out of honesty, the programer has to deal with most of the major motions. This also brings up complicated questions...
@@MH-53E What 'complicated questions' are you referring to ? You could have asked one, at least. But that would mea you would have to KNOW what to ask. Right?
Yeah, and it's made simple to dumb you down, while deceiving you....Earth's flat and stationary. Sun's close and moon's not a rock.
And how do you explain the half moon in the morning in full daylight?
I am 43 years old from india. Working in the accounting field. My daughter is so excited to learn about space and various things outside the earth. I never bothered about the phases of the moon so long.When my daughter, 10 years old, is seeing the moon thru her telescope and shares glimpses of crates and stuff to me. The phases of the moon thing always bothered me so much that I cannot grasp why it is happening the way it is. My daughter explained effortlessly but I couldn't grasp anything. Your video enlightened me... thank you...
So crescent moon is not visible at night?? on the night side of the Earth??
@@elmensajero7295
Consider the crescent Moon's position in the sky. When it is halfway between new and first or last quarter, it will be located 45° away from the Sun. That represents 3 hours of the Earth's rotation around its axis, so the crescent Moon will on average be visible that long after sunset or before dawn.
@@elmensajero7295 Ohh, actually, if it is a waxing crescent moon, it is visible to the west in the sky after sunset, but a full moon is visible almost all night, and a waning moon is visible from the first few hours after midnight into the morning 🙂
45 and learning something new every day. Your explanation was so easy to understand. Thank you, kind lady.😊
Up until watching this video, did you actually have no idea as to what causes the changing phases of the moon?
Perhaps you've yet to learn what causes the seasons too?
Sailorman, don’t be rude. There is plenty of “simple” things each person doesn’t know, no matter the age. Doesn’t mean you arent intelligent. It just mean you don’t know
@@shaspearman8647 If a 45 year old still doesn't know what causes the changing phases of the moon, it isn't a matter of 'don't know', but a profound ignorance of basic facts that any adult should know.
@@sailorman8668another attack on a stranger online.. there is a running theme here. 🥱
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Lol me too. I'm confused. Why we cant see the moon when its closest to the sun? makes sense
guess again
This is guaranteed misinformation so why when building up to the full moon it goes the way that yea you could make that argument it’s reflecting sunlight but when it winds down it’s makes absolutely zero sense the moon is it’s own light source not to mention nobody ever ever landed on it I’ve been studying the moon for three years and I can for sure tell you this is not how it gets it’s light
thank u so much, this as fantastic!! if my teachers were as creative as u, I wouldn't have to be searching this video at 22 yrs old just to really confirm my understanding! (& i'm a uni graduate...)
Tila Wilde 29 here lol
+Tila Wilderman 48 years old, Got it now!
+Tila Wilderman
Idiot,,,,,
+Gravy Davy
old idit..
+Lee Hinton Am I an Idit as well?
Whoa! I’m an adult and I found this incredibly helpful and interesting! First time I really understand why the moon looks like it does in the sky!
Same 🤣
This is what we call being precise and concise. This is the best video I have encountered concerning this. Thank you so much.
Lots of videos explain the Moon's phases, but a physical model like this is always better than just animations.
Too bad it is all a lie... the moon is inside our environment... a focal point... and it offers the map of our plane.
@@koubenakombi3066 Because a flat earth video told you so?
Why suddenly this looks so awesome and miraculous? I’ve always known this but it just this realization that this planet we are living on is spinning and this moon is perfectly spinning around it and the sun is doing its thing...this whole creation is just cool.
Your fairy tale world you mean, Superman.....
It took me 38 years to realize this. 12/22/2021, @ 06:37 p.m. marks the first-time-ever I fully realized how the moon really works based on your demonstration. Thanks to my buddy who didn't come to pick me up for tonight's party, making me have time to check this out😂✨
Im 33 and just find out this too. 23:55gmt (31/10/2022)
the moon has been observed in the same day sky in a observers vison and not to look away but both celestials are in ones vison so for this Reason its incorrect!
@@couchninja2997????? That is perfectly shown in this demonstration. You can have both bodies within your field of vision, it just affects how you see them. However, you can ALSO have them opposite of each other from the observer's point of view.
Actually I am 49 still can't understand how does the moon sees round in shape from our planet Earth and sometime my children asked me but throught your channel I now understand what exactly does moon work, thanks you so much ma'am.Lots of love and care from my family, Imphal Manipur 🇮🇳. North East India.
This is by far the best videos on Moon. Thank you!
When you realize that all of us are here because of our science teachers: Hey y'all.
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Bruh who’s teacher sent you this💀
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I have watched endless videos on phases of the moon trying to get an understanding. This is the first video I’ve watched and got a full understanding ❤
The moon orbits the earth once every 4 weeks or so, which means we see different parts of the moon's surface being illuminated by the sun - this isn't rocket science to understand.
I’m very insecure about my head after you said it’s the earth
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is it made of earth, and earth is made of the sun, and the sun is probably made of a big sun called Sirius. Crazy stuff.
@@theplacebeyondthelies2429 That's kinda illigal 👁️👁️
Thank you for this quick and easy video demonstration. I will show it to my class tomorrow for foreign language students who need the extra visual. "A picture really is worth a 1000 words," and a video is worth even more. :)
Excellent instruction. I wish I would have had this instructor when I was in school!! A+ !!!!
This vid really reveals that simplicity creates beauty and clarity
It's simply fabulous.. Explained simple and in more clear way..
who hates online school and has to watch this for science
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Satanic brainwash aka education. The earth isn't a silly ball so dumb how nobody thinks for them shelves anymore just trust these satanists with their made up garbage. The moon doesn't rotate like this idiot said it does. If the moon was a ball you'd see the other side of it but we don't. Look at it at moon rise and moon set, it tilts/spins like a steering wheel and not like a ball. Flat earth proofs... Check out these TH-cam channels... A potters clay, DITRH, Eric Dubay, A plane truth 5, hundreds of good truther channels out there. Can't argue with facts and 100% agrees with the Bible and is a proven fact we're not on a globe. This is Satan's world, I know you dumb brainwashed children were taught there is no God no devil no heaven or hell but there is, heaven above hell below. You are trapped IN the earth, nobody gets out alive.
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The best explanation I've seen so far! Thank you! 😊
I’m 45 and now I have a full perspective of what this looks like. Thank you! ❤
Now I know why we see the moon in phases.
Beautiful explanation.
On all of the movies I've watched, they only show the phases without explaining why.
at 1:46 we call that crescent a waxing crescent at 2:04 we call that a waxing gibbous at 2:21 we call that a waning gibbous at 2:39 we call that a waning crescent which means that new moon is a couple of days away
Where are the pictures of a New Moon, if it's a rock shouldn't we have the camera tech to do that today?
So simples! This is the simplest and best demonstration of this complex and difficult subject ! This lady really knows what it takes to reach well !👍
I never learned this in school but have always wondered. What a clear, readily understabdable demonstration! Thank you so much.❤
Before watching this video, did you not know that the moon orbited the earth?
Best demonstration ever!!!
Yes very nice video. Kindly subscribe to my cooking channel on TH-cam Amazing Recipes and let me know once you have subscribed. Thanks.
Thank you so much Ms. Morgan! Your video was just fantastic, and that’s because your demonstration is extremely close to what happens in real, and that it allows us to see it action.
New Moon, Crescent, First Quarter, Gibbous, Full Moon, Gibbous, Last Quarter, Crescent, and New Moon | Thanks so much for this!
Yep, and when the moon is becoming a full moon and more and more of it keeps getting visible, then it is called a waxing moon; for example waxing crescent and waxing gibbous, but when the full moon then slowly fades day by day for the next half of the cycle, then it is called a waning moon; for example waning gibbous 🌖 and waning crescent 🌘🌑 🙂
Simple, short, precise and perfect explanation !!! Thank you so much Mam !!
Great video. Nice clear explanation with a great demonstration.
@Ada Ghost Perhaps you should create one and upload it to your channel and come back here with the URL so we can judge yours against this one. Looking forward to yours!
Clever, simple deceptions.
This was the best explanation i have ever seen, thank you.
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Really ? It's because you do not see many things in astronomy !
Simply the best explanation I have seen or heard. Great job.
Believe me this is the best demonstration I have ever seen. Great job mam , your teaching skills are phenomenal.
Thank you. It really clear all my confusion about the phases of the moon
Nice demo, good choice of words to explain, simple, and right to the point!!! Thanks!
She made this so easy to understand 💙💙. Other videos go on and on.
It's a best way to explain this topic without a long lacture
Wow! Great experiment, will try with my students next year!
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Lovely ma'am the way you explained 😮is just awesome
This is helpful. I never could really visualize this, but now I get it.
Tysm! There are so many attempted diagrams and videos but this simple demonstration is the best !
A better, more succinct explanation than any fancy video I've seen so far. Well done.
Why use fancy animations when you can use a simple, physical demonstration like this?
this makes everything better I approve for this thank you
Thank You soo much.. For clearing my confusion 🙏🙏❤❤ thanks alot from India.. Kerala🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤
you're from kerla too!? :D
me too!
Your simulation is very easy to understand, making a very difficult-to-imagine astronomical topic accessible to everyone. It helps students understand daily natural phenomena in a lively way. Thank you very much.
A simple, physical model like this is often better than a fancy animation.
Whose here from their science teacher in quarantine?
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This what , I was searching for to under stand the Hindu calender which is divided according to full moon and new moon , thank you
Beautifully explained!😊 Really satisfied with your demonstrations.
Thank you very much. I had problems in understanding that, because in the school, our teachers didn't teach us as students well. Now that I watched your video, it is fully understood. I love science.💙
This helped me..I got an A+ bc my teacher said to talk about the moon,sun and earth!
Thank you :)
Hey, Benjamin Middleton, thanks for the great vid! One small error - when the moon is directly between your head (the earth) and the sun it is an eclipse.
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Yes, you are correct. However, the Moon's orbit is tilted slightly, which doesn't allow this to happen every month. She doesn't cover this detail in this video. I do a similar activity with my students and then we add this to the discussion and begin talking about eclipses and why don't see them every month. I think for the purpose of the video, it would be difficult to show a new moon without blocking the light because the light would create quite a glare on the camera making it difficult to see what is happening on the Moon. But, I understand your point.
The moon never eclipses the sun, bit of a problem with that assumption, completely unproven through scientific method!
meanwhile, the exact eclipse time were published by NASA are based on "saros cycle" which believe that the earth is static
@@SWIGDOG913You can take long exposure photographs of the eclipse, and see the (dimly lit by the earth) near side of the moon. You can watch it move it towards the sun in the days before the eclipse and away from it after. Claiming that the moon doesn't cause eclipses is delusional
Thank you so much! This is such a beautiful demonstration, thank you💖 I'm 21 and have just realized how the orbit of the moon actually works, I'm not proud but better now than never.
the moon has been observed in the same day sky in a observers vison and not to look away but both celestials are in ones vison so for this Reason its incorrect!
😊😊😊👌 same to you
Best explanation. It will help those who think it's the shadow of the Earth that causes the phases of the moon.
I'm not so sure about that. I've seen many comments posted here that make it obvious that people still think it's the earth's shadow that causes the shaded area on the moon's surface, despite having watched the video.
Explained superbly. Thank you.
no it is not
It's simple to understand phases of moon by this activity .Thanks....
Thanks alot for the video it helped us to understand the concept clearly
My childhood missed understanding is come to the reality. Best explanation ever!!
Brilliant way of showing it! This really helped!!! Thank you
Amazing this simple light experiments shows how light with the sun earth and moon work, but flat earthers keep trying to debunk the globe earth. Very simple to explain just with a light and a globe
I Kid you not but this can be found in the comments
It's the fault of camera guy actually
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Ramdancer 11 mo ago
@Out Of Time That's because the Moon has it's own light, no reflection of Sunlight, ever...
If that was the case, the Moon would never have phases, it'll be full everyday!
Out Of Time 11 mo ago @Ramdancer Exactly. They want us to believe that the Sun lights up the Moon, behind the scenes. Rather than in front of our faces. Ya right. It's good to hear others, who have great sense.
Thanks mam! now I could understood the concept of it......
I am searching for so many years but finally got the Answer..thank your for information ❤
Have you only just found out from watching this video, what causes the changing phases of the moon?
Thanks for the demonstration! I am always in awe of the wonders of God's creation; what a Master mind!
I have bad news for ya pal..... There's no god.
@@shashanks4190 Phew thats a relief. God seems like a total power crazed narcissist demanding worship giving people cancer- famine- war-plague... sending babies to hell because they haven't pledged allegiance or maybe someone studied the wrong version of some ancient gibberish .....what a total git. Imagine spending eternity praising and giving thanks basically having to be a total suck up for ever..and ever ...and ever....never stops....ever..... infinity ....
thank abiogenesis we're mortal and get to exist and see this wonder at all.
@@shashanks4190 God reveals himself to all who want to know him and seek him with all their heart (Jeremiah 29:13): "And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart." Just as a luxury automobile was manufactured, all these great systems within the universe and in our bodies did not just happen; they were divinely and intelligently manufactured (John 1). Take care.
This is such a simple and easy demonstration which helped me remember the phases of the moon better!
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I want to develop my communication skill, so I have a need of a person talk with me in English so that skill develop
Can u help for this ?
In this demo, Emily hold the moon model above her head throughout her explanation. So, she is demonstrating that the moon must either revolve in some plane but either above or below the obstruction of the earth, otherwise the earth would totally eclipse the moon every revolution. This would mean most everyone on the side of the earth not facing the sun, won't be able to see the moon because of the shadow cast over the moon by the earth. It's like as if there are two 'new moons' for each revolution around the earth instead of one 'new moon'. This demo is not the complete story of what's going on. I'm still in the dark, so, can someone politely explain the anomaly I observed while watching Emily Morgan's otherwise flawed or half explanation please? Someone from the National Science Teachers Association or Emily herself preferably.
She holds the moon above here head because the point is to show what CAUSES the phases of the moon. That point is sufficiently addressed. Your question is outside the scope of this demonstration, but it can be explained.
First of all, understand that the scales involved are WAY off in this demonstration. The Earth and moon a lot farther apart and the Earth and sun are a lot farther apart in reality. Because of this, the position of the Earth-moon-sun system needs to be pretty perfect for the moon to cast a shadow on the Earth or the Earth to cast a shadow on the moon.
In reality, the moon's orbit around the Earth is inclined by about 5 degrees relative to the plane that the Earth orbits in around the sun, so for the moon to actually cast a shadow on the Earth (solar eclipse - during a new moon) or for the Earth to cast a shadow on the moon (lunar eclipse - during a full moon), the moon would have to be reaching the point where its orbital plane around the Earth crosses the Earth's orbital plane around the sun at the same moment as the new moon or full moon occurs respectively. This actually happens relatively rarely, but it's not THAT rare. - otherwise eclipses would be rare, and we get a few per year - just not every month.
Here are some basic things to know about the orbit of the moon :
There are two ways we define the moon's orbit around the Earth. The first is the time it takes for the moon to orbit the Earth relative to distant stars. This happens about every 27.3 days, and is called the sidereal month. If the moon is crossing the ascending node of its orbit and the Earth's orbit around the sun - that is at the point where it's orbital plane intersects with the Earth's orbital plane - and the moon is coming "up" through the Earth's orbital plane (ascending), then the next time it will approach that point in its orbit is about 27.3 days.
The second way we define the moon's orbit around the sun (the one most people are familiar with) is the synodic month. This is how long it takes to make one revolution around the Earth relative to the Earth and sun system. That is - how often do full moons repeat, new moons repeat, and so on. This is about 29.5 days. The reason they are different is because the Earth orbits the sun. In the moon's sidereal month - that is when its in the same position in its orbit with respect to space (stars), the Earth has actually moved around the sun some - so the moon has a little bit farther to go (and takes about two and a half days to do it) to get into the same relative position.
So, now imagine you are watching a solar eclipse. The moon has passed directly in front of the sun at the moment it is crossing the ascending node in orbit. The phase the moon is currently in is the new moon phase. This phases will not happen again for 29.5 days, but the next time the moon will be crossing the ascending node will be 27.3 days, so on the next new moon, the moon will have already crossed and moved above the orbital plane of the Earth and will be 2.5 days "ahead" so to speak. On the next new moon, the moon will have intersected the Earth's orbital plane 5 days prior, and so on. Eventually, they will line up again, and the moon will intersect with the plane of the Earth at the moment of a new moon or full moon, and give us another eclipse.
There are only two points in its orbit where the moon will be intersecting with the Earth's orbital plane - once when it intersects it moving upward (ascending node) and another point where it crosses the plane moving downward (descending node). We will only get an eclipse when the moon is at one of these nodes during a new or full moon. Since the frequency of new and full moons does not sync with the frequency with which the moon will cross one of these nodes, the frequency in which they happen at the same time is simply low.
Thank you Blake for your thorough explanation, one I'll need to investigate more fully. I've saved what you've written here for that purpose.
I would suggest you go with all honesty and consider flatearth model!! You will completely be enlightened as for someone like you seeking an explanation... best of luck!!
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Yes, I am tending 'two-dimensionally' at the moment. NASA is a pack of thieving, lying, fascists that I can't seem to put my faith in. Yet, in these times 'the majority' don't seem to mind thieving, lying anything. Truth is the dirty word, or so I've noticed. But how UN politically correct of me.
The thing is is that the fkat Earth theory has just as many holes as the orbit of the moon does
congratulations. The positions of the moon are explained in this video in all public school textbooks in Turkey.
Brilliant and simple! Thank you!🥰. I love the Moon🌑🌘🌖🌗🌕🌚🌝
My grandchildren thought that this was the best video explanation about moon phases.
Thank you, I'm 76 and it's never too late to learn. Just always took th moon for granted
This is by far the best explained video of moon’s revolution around earth … Thanks a ton!
A simple, physical model like this beats any animation!
When she places the white ball between her head and the light , she says it is no moon day as there is no light on the moon. And then the crescent moon appears. But this time earth is facing the sun which means day time in the earth. What about the the darker side of the earth which normally witnesses moon ? We only see crescent moon during the night and not during the day time. Something is wrong in this explanation .
It's not wrong, but rather simplistic.
- "she says it is no moon day as there is no light on the moon"
That's called a New Moon, yes. A little correction there though, the Moon is illuminated during a New Moon but on the far side. The side facing us is not receiving any sunlight.
- "And then the crescent moon appears. But this time earth is facing the sun which means day time in the earth."
Yes, and?
- "What about the the darker side of the earth which normally witnesses moon"
Therefore, at this particular phase they don't see the Moon. You can see the Moon during the night when it's still crescent and almost half-full. When it's very recent (when it looks very dim and kind of like a recently cut nail) it will set an hour or so after sunset.
- ''We only see crescent moon during the night and not during the day time''
Wrong. We can see the crescent Moon when it's almost half-full during the day, but not when it's very recent.
Cresent moons appear in early evening or late morning. Full moons meanwhile are at their apogee around midnight.
@@oscarin13 yeah your so good ,is your head is still spining , but the shit still sticks to it ,mey be becouse you are a shit head,ha ha ha , idiot the moon its got its own course notting to do with the sun,,and by the way your explanation is not working with a spining globe ,children whom refuses to grow up
Rajkumar is bang on. The crescent new moon only appears when the sun is setting & only for about 10 minutes. But sometimes it doesn't appear bc it's below the horizon & appears the next day. The video is incorrect
Same doubt bro......want explanation..
simple, concise, and accurate. THANK YOU
What an awesome, simple explanation. I can't wait to do the 'experiment' with my daughter.
the moon has been observed in the same day sky in a observers vison and not to look away but both celestials are in ones vison so for this Reason its incorrect!
I love this explanation. One of the best I have ever bumped into
mam thanks a lot .it made my day
Gee I finally understood. You teach better than my science teacher 🤣🤣
Thank you Linda
Wonderful demo! So clear and easy to understand. Thank you!
The moon phases move right to left in the northern hemisphere, if you’re in the southern hemisphere, waxing moons are lit on left and waning moons are lit on the right
0:39 that's what she said
I see what you did. Nice
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Same finally
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Me and i am kid of class 4
I’m 31 years old and thanks to this video, I’ve finally grasped this concept. 🥹👏🏾 THANK YOU! These visuals were so simple yet EFFECTIVE.
If you pause at 2:36 you can clearly see some craters on the moon surface.
what an explanation. I am literally impressed
by your method of teaching.
its not a phase mom, *this is who i am*
Stop being a rebellious teenager
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Bravo!!! great explanation!!!
But your sister was better than my mommy!! :)--
Awesome explanation! But I have a question that perhaps I'm overthinking a bit, but I'm having difficulty making sense of the angles. If you pause at 1:24 (New Moon) and look at the thumbnail view on the bottom left, we can see that she is facing _toward_ the sun, meaning it would be daylight where she is. This means that the dark side of Earth (where it is night) is facing _away_ from the sun _and_ the moon. Now, as the moon slowly goes to waxing crescent, we see from her view the obvious sliver of moon lit up. But again, this is from the _daytime_ side of Earth. If you pause at 1:39 again in the thumbnail image, the back of her head represents night time on Earth. So how would we be able to see the crescent moon if on the night side of Earth we are facing _away_ from both the moon _and_ the sun? Wouldn't we just be looking into dark space?
You can see the waxing crescent at night but only for an hour or two as earth rotates it out of your view.
When the moon is in its crescent phase, it's near the sun, and can only be seen for a few hours after sunset (waxing) or before sunrise (waning)
Don't question the obvious wrongs in this display. Just agree and send NASA more tax money. Get your jab and turn your little boys into little girls like the supreme deity Neil d Tyson tells you to do. Because "THE science." Not science. The science. As in what we say is truth and you shut up.
Thank you. I always forget the names of the moon phases and love to see it compared to earth and sun. Many videos either just show the earth/moon or earth/sun but not all 3. Your explanation makes it easy to understand. Thank you!
On behalf of all the people here to try and actually learn something, I apologise for all the idiots leaving comments about science being fake. As a teacher I can honestly say that myself and my comrades tried, we really did, but some people are just beyond our help. I tried to teach someone about binary once. I asked her what one plus zero was. She said three. Unfortunately this is the level of intellect we are dealing with
Jason Hawkins What’s the point of asking what one plus zero is while teaching binary lol
wooow, how simply u have explained us everything.thanx for sharing.i really wanted to know about it.
POSITIVE THINKER she’s wrong
Thank you ma'am, u r awesome, now I completely understand the phases of moon thankyou so much 😍😍
Why quran didn't teach those things??
Thank you. I thought I knew how the moon worked. Mind blown. And I'm only 4 beers deep. But I balanced it out with some bong hits. Cheers
I just did this how did you get a full moon with the earth in between the sun and moon it should block it IT DOES CAUSE I JUST TRIED IT
The moon is not directly in line with the sun and the earth. It's about 5 degrees off. Enough to see the whole moon illuminated. In the video, you can see she is holding the white styrofoam ball (the moon) slightly higher than her eye line.
Both: the new moon and the full moon can be observable during the night and during a day. So, it is even not possible to demonstrate that FAKE heliocentric model correctly according to real life observations! Plus
her "moon" does NOT spin and her head does not spin either ....hahahaha... we live on stationary flat earth and the moon does NOT spin indeed but rotates like a wheel from left to right and back...
It's not directly in between the moon and the sun (hint: don't think in 2D, try 3D). She didn't give a good explanation in my opinion. Here's a better one: Moon Phases: Crash Course Astronomy #4 (type it in TH-cam).
Oh, and don't pay attention to those "earth is flat" comments, obviously they didn't make it to high school.
I agree, I don't know if the earth is flat or not, I am wobbling between both models lol. but I agree with you, if the moon is going to be full moon it will have to be significantly higher than the earth, which doesn't make sense how is gravity working elevating the moon significantly above the earth as the lady is demonstrating. second problem is moon will be never visible in Australia, nor south America if it is that much higher than earth.
last note, I know there is not up or down in space, what I mean is rotating above the north pole, so sun light would travel not obstructed by earth so it is very bright and reflect the light back to the dark side of earth.
gopika I love dumbass people like you who think you have it figured out but are way off lmao
The problem is that you are standing in one place and not walking around the lamp.
The moon orbits the earth a dozen times over the course of a year. It's good enough for the demonstration. And no, it does not cause the phases the somehow invert. Try this out for yourself. Rotate the same direction on both sides. The phases will be identical.
There's alot of problems with this.
@@proverbs2522 use the actual moon instead of the ball and you will discover a lot more problems.
Well let's discuss the problems please. Or is there a solid resource you'd recommend? I can quite put my finger on why this doesn't make sense @Angel Humphrey @John Doe
If this was correct, we would go for two weeks without the moon in view during night time right?
It finally makes sense after almost forever wondering, clear illustration. Thank you.
So, the lit side of the Moon should point directly to the position of the Sun. The model is great, but the reality is different.
Yes, the lit side of the moon should point directly at the sun - - - if you were standing on the moon or the sun - that's what you would see as well. However, you're not. You're standing on Earth so the perspective is going to throw things off a bit. That said, the side of the moon that is lit is always pointing toward the general direction of the sun. Always. If you wish to assert something completely differently, then you're just making shit up. These things have been meticulously tracked for a couple thousand years. The phases of the moon are the direct result of its day/night cycle as observed from Earth. What is is exactly you are trying to imply?
The side of the Moon that is lit is NOT ALWAYS pointing in the general direction of the Sun. You have not looked for yourself, with your own eyes every day. You are taking someone's word for it. The best time to look for this is during the day from two weeks before full Moon all the way up to full Moon. Look at the Moon in the morning and then in the evening and you will see that the lit side isn't always facing the Sun. I didn't believe it either until I observed it myself.
+Victoria Emerald Yes, the lit side of the moon always faces the sun. It has never been observed to do otherwise. If so, make a video of this undocumented phenomena.
I'm not speaking about the side of the Moon that we never see. If the Sun is casting a shadow on the Moon then the Shaded side of the Moon will always be exactly opposite the light of the Sun in our view of the sky. Observation proves that this is not the case, therefore the Sun isn't causing the phasing of the Moon.
Victoria Emerald The shaded side of the moon should be kind of opposite the sun; not exactly opposite. Perspective will make it vary a little. The sun doesn't cast shadows by the way. The sun is 93 million miles farther than the moon, so it's not going to line up perfectly. Wherever the sun is, it is still mostly behind the moon during phases on the new moon side of its orbit.