When is the amount of the lighted side of the moon seen from Earth the same?

1 Answer
Nov 26, 2016

It varies from a little more than hemispherical surface of the Moon on a Full Moon day to 0?% on the New Moon day.

Explanation:

It varies from a little more than half the surface of the Moon,

on a Full Moon day, to 0%, on the New Moon day.

The observable surface of the Moon from the Earth is a little more

than half its total spherical surface. This is because of the proprtion

of the sizes = 3474 km/12742 km whis 1 : 3.7, nearly

Also, the Moon is quite close to the Earth, and so, its exposed

surface is more than 50%.