![]() That’s why we see the Moon in the day in the week before a Full Moon. The result of all this is an “afternoon Moon” that becomes more obvious in later afternoon as the week wears on, until-on Saturday, February 27, 2021-the Moon rises in the east just as the Sun sets in the west. This week that means well after midnight. On the flip side it means the Moon sets about 50 minutes later in the west each night. ![]() Since it’s waxing from First Quarter it appears to be more and more illuminated each day as it rises about 50 minutes earlier. As the Sun peaks and then falls towards the west the Moon rises higher in the eastern sky. So around midday, when the Sun has already risen in the east and is now at its highest in the daytime sky, the Moon will be rising in the east. MORE FROM FORBES Two Teenagers 'Hit The Jackpot' As They Discover Four Planets Orbiting A Close Sun-Like Star By Jamie Carter Because if the Moon is a quarter of its journey around Earth it must be roughly “half the sky” from the Sun (since the sky we see is only 180º of a 360º sphere). This is when the “afternoon Moon” begins, and if you think about it, it makes perfect sense that we can see the Moon out in the day. Get to First Quarter Moon-which was on Friday, February 19-and the Moon is half-lit and has completed a quarter of its orbit. its waxes towards being a "Full Snow Moon." getty A First Quarter Moon will be visible in the afternoon this coming week in the eastern daytime sky as.
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