• Question: Why is the Moon Sometimes out in the Day?

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      Asked by jodlington to Kate, Kieren, Nicola, Rowena, Roy on 14 Mar 2014.
      • Photo: Rowena Fletcher-Wood

        Rowena Fletcher-Wood answered on 14 Mar 2014:

        It’s always out, we just can’t always see it because there is too much light in the sky from the sun or clouds obscuring it.

      • Photo: Kate Nicholson

        Kate Nicholson answered on 14 Mar 2014:

        Because of the rotation of the earth the moon is usually in the sky above the horizon for about 12 hours each day (when our side of earth is pointing to it) This is not always at night time so we can sometimes see the moon in the sky at day – if it is not directly between the earth and sun(new moon), and there is enough light reflecting off it compared to the sky and clouds.

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