The line on the left side of the moon is called the "terminator". It divides the daytime half of the moon from the nighttime half. If you were standing on the terminator, the sun would be right on the horizon, either rising or setting.
Earth, obviously, has a terminator as well, which also divides the day from night. When you're at the park watching the sun set, the terminator is right over you.
That is called a "Gibbous moon", not a "half moon". There's no such thing as a half moon, either, just first or last quarter.
The Gibbous Moon occurs a few days before and after the Full Moon, when the moon's disk is more than half-lit, but less than full. It can look somewhat like a football in a way, or a ball that is flattened on one side.
The line on the left side of the moon is called the "terminator". It divides the daytime half of the moon from the nighttime half. If you were standing on the terminator, the sun would be right on the horizon, either rising or setting.
Earth, obviously, has a terminator as well, which also divides the day from night. When you're at the park watching the sun set, the terminator is right over you.
astronomy4lyf 1 year ago
That is called a "Gibbous moon", not a "half moon". There's no such thing as a half moon, either, just first or last quarter.
The Gibbous Moon occurs a few days before and after the Full Moon, when the moon's disk is more than half-lit, but less than full. It can look somewhat like a football in a way, or a ball that is flattened on one side.
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