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.
The Phases of the Moon. Half of the Moonâs surface is always illuminated by sunlight. However, just how much of that light we can see from our point of view on Earth varies every day and this is what we refer to as a Moon phase. The 7 visible Moon phases. The 7 visible Moon phases are pictured here. The New Moon cannot be seen from Earth. Â©bigstockphoto.com/Kagenmi. Sun Lights Up the Moon. The Moon does not radiate its own light, but the Moon's surface reflects the Sunâs rays. Primary and Intermediate Phases. In Western Culture, we divide the lunar month into 4 primary and 4 intermediate Moon phases. Technically, the primary Moon phases occur at a specific moment in time, and the intermediate Moon phases take up the time in between. Opposite phases on the far side of the Moon. New Moon