Question

Paheli saw the moon through a glass window at $8:00PM$. She marked the position of the moon on the glass pane. She got up at $4AM$ in the morning. Will the moon be visible at the same position?

Answer 1

1. The moon orbits around the Earth in around $28.5days$.
2. Due to the revolution of the moon around the Earth, the moon changes its position at different times in the night.
3. The moon rises in the east and sets in the west due to the rotation of Earth on its axis.
4. So, the position of the moon keeps on changing at different times.
5. Thus, the moon will be at different positions at $8:00PM$ and at $4AM$.

Hence, the moon is visible at different positions.