|
Day of Lunar Cycle |
14 or 15 |
|
Synodic Position |
Opposition |
|
Angle of Sun-Earth-Moon |
The Moon lies exactly 180° opposite the Sun |
|
Illuminated side |
Turned toward Earth |
|
Near side |
Completely illuminated |
|
Overlap between near side and illuminated side |
100% |
|
Proportion of whole Moon that is both illuminated and near |
50% |
|
Which part of the near side is illuminated? |
All |
|
Where visible at sunset? |
Rising in the east |
|
Where visible at midnight? |
Overhead, crossing the meridian |
|
Where visible at sunrise? |
Setting in the west |
|
Where visible at noon? |
Not visible; near one's nadir |
|
Meridian Transit |
Midnight |