Moon

If the moon is not shining on its own and instead is reflecting the sunlight why isn't it as hot during the night as it is during the day? The moon is exactly as big as the sun so they should shine with the same intensity.

It depends on where the moon is relative to the earth and sun. If it's between the sun and earth, it will cast a shadow on the earth. If earth is between the moon and sun, it will cast a shadow on the moon. No shadow is cast if the moon is flanking the earth.

It's far behind but not lined up perfectly. It all depends where the moon is in the sky relative to earth. When it's lined up with the sun, we only see the dark side of the moon, but when it's somewhere else, the sun lights up both and we can still see the moon even during the morning.

Can you show how the sun creates a crescent moon at night?

Not very scientific.

Moon light is actually cold - if you measure the temperature of moon light and then measure the shade, the moon light will be colder.

>If it's between the sun and earth, it will cast a shadow on the earth.

How?

>this thread

>Moon light is actually cold - if you measure the temperature of moon light and then measure the shade, the moon light will be colder.
>Not very scientific.

You fucked up the day/night of the earth.

How is it able to light up the whole moon while it's also daytime?

I measured this myself, you can too.

(OP)
Look at the picture.
The Sun is far to the right so the left sides of both Moon (small circle) and Earth (large circle) are in shadow.
Observer standing where shown sees slightly less than half the Moon illuminated.

You are either a brainlet or a troll. Most likely the latter.

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