Can you explain the phases of the moon? If there is a full moon in England is there a full moon in Australia?
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The phases of the moon are the result of the angle the sun and moon make with the earth.  We see a full moon when they are on oposite sides of the earth:\nMoon -- Earth -- Sun\n\nand a quarter moon when the sun and moon are at right angles:\nEarth -- Sun\n  |\nMoon\n\nSince this angle is the same for anyone on earth, the phase is the same as well.
660510
A great site with current phases and other info as well as a downloadable application for phases from 0 to 5000 AD:\nhttp://www.calculatorcat.com/moon_phases/moon_phases.phtml\n\nSoftware to calculate the phases for any time past or present:\nhttp://www.calculatorcat.com/moon_phases/\n\nMoon phases for the current quarter:\nhttp://www.nckas.org/moonphase.htm\n\nMoon phases for the current decade:\nhttp://www.hotspotfishing.com/learn/moon.asp
167181
i don't see what you mean but this i can say about the moon. the night sky in australia is normally clear and i am fascinated when i see the moon through its cycle ; full moon, 1st quarter, last quarter and new moon. i am the one smiling not the moon. at new moon cycle i am the one frowning not the moon
505665
No, the moon's plane is on a 5-degree tilt from the earth-sun plane, which means the moon is slightly above or below the earth most of the time.  We only experience eclipses when the moon just happens to be passing through (on its way from below or from above the earth) to the other extreme, and the sun happens to be in line.  Eclipses are fairly rare.\n\n\n***BTW, Melindora is wrong... total solar and total lunar eclipses happen on the earth about once every 12-18 months.  They are not always easy to get to, as the eclipse path might be in Antarctica or somewhere.  Partial eclipses happen even more often.
272130
When the moon is full, it is on the side of the Earth opposite the sun. It takes the moon about a month to go around the Earth once. So in the course of a single day, it remains in almost the same position.
920073
I love it and I watch the phases of the moon all the time\n\nhttp://www.calculatorcat.com/moon_phases/moon_phases.phtml\n\nhttp://www.netaxs.com/mhmyers/moon.tn.html\n\nhttp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html\n\nhttp://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/moon_phases.html\n\nIf you get a telescope you can see the craters of the moon\n\nThe moon is a lovely jewel
883973
I think most of the others have it right. The key thing is to remember that the half of the Moon that you can't see is NOT in the Earth's shadow, but it is in the Moon's own shadow. Another way of looking at it is that when we see a "half moon", the people on the moon see a "half Earth". Where is the other half of the Earth? It is in darkness(night time) so you can't see it, but it is still there, isn't it? I hope this helps.
604451
The full moon is visible as full anywhere\non earth where it is above the horizon...\nobviously if it is far in the southern\nhemisphere and you are far north, like\nin northern Finland, you may not see the\nfull moon at all... (but if you could it\nwould still appear full)
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A is correct, the moon muct be full, meaning the earth is between the sun and moon.\n\nThe other condition necessary is that the moon must be on the ecliptic.  The orbital path of the moon is tilted five degrees from the ecliptic, which is the plane that holds the orbit of the earth about the sun.  If the moon is above or beow the ecliptic, then the earth's shadow will miss it.  In the summer and the winter, there are two times when the moon crosses this ecliptic.  If there's a full moon in that time, then ther's a good clance of a lunar eclipse.  If there's a new moon in that time, there's a good chance of a solar eclipse.
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The last half Moon around Mar. 7 was as far north in the sky as it can get. But when the Moon is really high for Americans it never gets high for Aussies. That's why the Moon was so low.\nLater in the month the Moon will be high. On March 22 the Moon will look VERY high right before sunrise. It will be only about 15 moon diameters from directly overhead. Fall is the worst time of year to see a high moon from mid-latitudes in both hemispheres. If you want to know the reason in detail you can email me.
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You always see the same face, you can`t see the dark side.\n\nBut you can see the moon different ways up depending on where in the world you are...\n\ne.g. I live in the uk and am used to seeing moon a certain way up. When I travelled to Singapore the moon seemed to be on it`s side. When I went to Australia, the moon looked completely upside down.\n\nBut it was the same face.
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Well I do know that statistically speaking, there are more births during the full moon than at any other time of the month.  Additionally, a friend of mine assures me that the people at her work always act a bit strange on the full moon.  However, I doubt it has anything specifically to do with water.  Everything on Earth experiences the gravity shift - it's just that water in the ocean is more free to react, being a liquid.  My guess is that it's a subconscious reaction to the change in gravity - our bodies do a lot of things without our knowledge.
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the moon goes thru a cycle of 4 phases each month(one a week). They are first, full, third and new.\nThink of a clock(with the earth in the very middle and the sun off to the left).Then first quarter would be down at 6, full would be over at 3, third would be at 12 and new(which is between the earth and the sun) would be at 9.
614369
Just as tides are effected by the moon, so are we because we are made up of 70 plus% water. It could also be the season change that is helping and maybe your food or hormones. Hey Im not doctor, but I love full moons! LOL! Heidi
519780
I think would would see all phases of the Earth if you was on the moon. Just opposite from the way it is on Earth.
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July 11 at  03:02, Universal Time.\n\nThere's a table of the moon's phases on the Web site of the United States Naval Observatory:\n\nhttp://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/MoonPhase.html
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there are books out there in astrology, it shows the phases of the moon and how to interpret it. go on any astrology website. Go on google and type astrology chart and it explains how to read it. hope this helps.