![]() 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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