Question

Given below are the times at which the moon rises and sets in Delhi (on the given days).

Date	Time of moonrise (hours : minutes)	Time of moonset (hours : minutes)
28-10-2007	19:16	08:50
29-10-2007	20:17	10:03
30-10-2007	21:22	11:08
31-10-2007	22:29	12:03

• On 28 October the moon came out at ____ minutes past ___ o’clock.
• On 29 October the moon came out at ____ minutes past ___ o’clock.
• On 29 October there was a difference of ___ hours and ___ minutes in the time of the moon rise (as compared to 28 October).
• If you saw the moon rising at 7 pm today, would you see it at the same time tomorrow?
• On 31 October the time of setting of the moon is given as 12:03. Have you ever seen the moon at 12 in the afternoon? Why don’t we easily see the moon or stars during the day?

Answer 1

• On 28 October the moon came out at 16 minutes past 7 o’clock.
• On 28 October the moon came out at 17 minutes past 8 o’clock.
• On 29 October there was a difference of 1 hours and 1 minute in the time of the moon rise (as compared to 28 October).
• We would not be able to see the moon rising at the same time tomorrow. There would be at least some difference of few seconds, one minute or more than it.
• Yes, I have seen moon at 12 in the afternoon.
• We don’t easily see the moon or stars during the day because the bright light of the sun does not let the moon visible during the daytime.