Repost: Understanding waning gibbous moon
Posted: November 16, 2011 Filed under: Astronomy, Earth Science Leave a comment »Originally posted May 20, 2011.
More gibbous moon goodies from EarthSky.org:
Because it comes up late at night, the waning gibbous moon prompts [students] to start asking, “Where is the moon? I looked for it last night and couldn’t find it.”
The waning gibbous moon also initiates a rash of questions about seeing the moon during the day. If it rises late at night, you know the waning gibbous moon must set after sunrise.
In fact, in the few days after full moon, you’ll often see the waning gibbous moon in the west in early morning, floating against the pale blue sky.
