Question

Astronomy question:

Does that total percentage of the moons entire surface (not just the part that faces earth*) being illuminated by the sun at any time depend on the moon phase?

Answer 1

Yes, absolutely

Step-by-step explanation:

• The moon has a total 8 phases and its due to these phases that the sunlight is reflected by the moon that shows its surface boundary when viewed from or on earth.

• The new phase is completely blank phase as the sun as the moon's disk is completely in sun shadow, and occurs from 6 am to 6 pm. The second phase is waxing crescent that can be seen after post dusk and remains form 9 am to 9 pm.

• The fort quarter of the moon disk that remains 50% is seen at a 90-degree angle from the 6 pm till noon. The full moon when 100% of the illuminated disc can be seen from 6 pm to 6 am.