Why do we have moon-less nights...where has the moon gone to? Tq !
1 Answer
Actually the moon doesn't go anywhere it keeps on orbiting the Earth once in each month.
Explanation:
We can't see the moon or moonless nights occurs due to the following reasons-
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Phases of the moon- There are 8 phases of the moon. The new moon, waxing crescent moon, first quarter moon, waxing gibbous moon, full moon, waning gibbous moon, third quarter moon, waning crescent. During the new no moon is visible or sometimes the disk of the moon is faintly visible.
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Position in the sky- The moon moves on its orbit too. Over the course of a day, the moon turns 13 degrees(approximately) eastward in the sky. So, it is not always visible at the same time of the day or in the same location of the sky at each day.
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Weather conditions- The moon also could not be seen due to the clouds present in the sky which covers the moon. But you may still find some evidences to know that the moon is still on the sky as during the night time you may see lights behind the clouds and in the day the moon won't reflect the light brighter than the sun so may not know that the moon is still there, but it actually is.
