Question

When you look at the night sky, sometimes there is a full moon and sometimes the moon looks like it’s barely there. Why does this happen?

Answer 1

The Moon orbits Earth. The phases of the Moon change depending on the Moon’s position relative to the Sun and Earth. The phases represent sunlight reflecting off the Moon as seen from Ea

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Answer 2

This happens because there are several moon phases that occur over a month. Such as the new moon, first quarter, full moon, last quarter, etc. This changes the view of the moon from its' angle.