What is the origin of 'sleep tight'? One of the mysteries of the English language finally explained.
The moon doesn't glow in a very real sense. It reflects the Sun's light. (Or the Earth's light if you're not on Earth and in the right position.) As Quora User says, the moon has a high albedo. So it reflects pretty well.
During a lunar eclipse, Earth gets in the way of the sunâs light hitting the moon. That means that during the night, a full moon fades away as Earthâs shadow covers it up. The moon can also look reddish because Earthâs atmosphere absorbs the other colors while it bends some sunlight toward the moon.