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So-called moonshine is simply light reflected or re-emitted from the moon and this radiation serves to heat the earth slightly. This also varies with the phases of the moon during the month. This extra radiation is just 10**-5 that of the direct solar energy so this also gives a roughly 0.01-0.02 degree effect. 3) Stabilising the Earthâs axis. It seems likely that without the moonâs stabilising gyroscopic effect the earthâs axis would be more chaotic.
The Moon doesn't produce its own light. What you generally see when you look at the Moon is the brightness of the surface of the Moon lit by the Sun in the Moon's daytime. Next time you see the Moon in its very thin crescent phase, look carefully and you will see the whole Moon but the part that's not the bright crescent is very dim, but not black.