Why Does The Moon Seem To Change? Alec

Why Does The Moon Seem To Change?

Does the moon seem to change? When you look up at the moon and see the rabbit on the moon and the next night see only half the rabbit? Well that is a phase of the moon. In this explanation I’ll tell you what and why that happens.

There are many different phases. Different phases occur when when the moon is in different positions according to where the moon is orbiting around the earth and sun.

The phases of the moon are: New moon (No moon, as the dark half is facing us. We cannot see any of the lighted half), Waxing Crescent (A crescent of a moon on the left), Waxing Half (First quarter), Waxing Gibbous (Almost a full moon), Full Moon (When the whole moon is visible), Waning Gibbous (A gibbous on the right), Waning Half (Last quarter), Waning Crescent (A crescent on the right) and New Moon.

So that is why the moon changes, due to the fact of different positions of the sun, moon and earth.  

Alec