I looked around on the internet for a while to see if anyone else noticed it. A couple people from a year or so did i dunno bout that. But every time I have been going out to smoke a cig for the past 4-5 nights i have been noticing full moons. Some people said that to the untrained eye that it can look as if its a full moon for several days but its not really. Now I took real good long looks at them and they look pretty full to me full circle. Can anyone explain.
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The extent of illumination of the Moon changes by about 12 degrees from one day (night) to the next.
At Full Moon the illumination is close to 180 degrees, a day either side around 168 degrees and a further day either side of that around 156 degrees. To the casual eye all of these basically look "full". It is thus quite normal to have a run of 4-5 days around full moon where the Moon seems full. I'd encourage you to continue to watch it over the coming days as it becomes progressively more "out of round".
A bit under a week from now we will be at Third Quarter and the Moon will clearly be a "half moon" (90 deg illumination), though you may not notice this as it will not rise until midnight. You will notice it if you are up and about then, or early in the morning before dawn. You can also see it in the western sky after the Sun has risen.
At Full Moon the illumination is close to 180 degrees, a day either side around 168 degrees and a further day either side of that around 156 degrees. To the casual eye all of these basically look "full". It is thus quite normal to have a run of 4-5 days around full moon where the Moon seems full. I'd encourage you to continue to watch it over the coming days as it becomes progressively more "out of round".
A bit under a week from now we will be at Third Quarter and the Moon will clearly be a "half moon" (90 deg illumination), though you may not notice this as it will not rise until midnight. You will notice it if you are up and about then, or early in the morning before dawn. You can also see it in the western sky after the Sun has risen.
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The Actual Full Moon will rise just as the sun sets. Then next night it will rise about 47 minutes latter and each night it will be 47 minutes latter.
the day before a full moon and the day after a full moon, the moon looks full but it is not.
the day before a full moon and the day after a full moon, the moon looks full but it is not.
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The Moon can appear to be "full" for several days. The unaided eye cannot really tell the difference.
Of course, you ignored that answer before, so I'm not sure what you're expecting now.
Of course, you ignored that answer before, so I'm not sure what you're expecting now.
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That's funny. I've noticed that the full Moon was last night, while the previous 3-4 nights it was waxing gibbous, approaching full.
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it only looks full but its not actually.
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i can guarrentee you that it hasnt been a full moon for 4-5 days, but it would have been very close?