1. Misconception: Moon is closer to Earth when it’s rising.
False!

2. False!
Moon makes it own light.

3. There is a dark side of the moon, that is, a side that never receives light.
False!

4. False!
The moon does not rotate.

5. The moon goes around Earth in a single day.
False!

7. 1. New Moon Rise: Highest in sky: Set: Sunlight Earth sunrise noon
sunset
Sunlight
Earth
(1) New Moon
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8. 2. Waxing Crescent Rise: Highest in sky: Set: Sunlight Sunlight Earth
~ 9 am
~ 3 pm
~ 9 pm
Sunlight
Earth
Sunlight
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(2) Waxing Crescent

9. 3. First Quarter Rise: Highest in sky: Set: Sunlight Earth noon sunset
midnight
Sunlight
Earth
(3) First Quarter
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10. 4. Waxing Gibbous Rise: Highest in sky: Set: Sunlight Earth ~ 3pm
~ 3 am
Sunlight
Earth
(4) Waxing Gibbous
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11. 5. Full Moon Rise: Highest in sky: Set: Sunlight Earth sunset midnight
sunrise
Sunlight
Earth
(5) Full Moon
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12. 6. Waning Gibbous Rise: Highest in sky: Set: Sunlight Earth ~ 9 pm
~3 am
~9 am
Sunlight
Earth
(6) Waning Gibbous
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13. 7. Third Quarter Rise: Highest in sky: Set: Sunlight Earth midnight
sunrise
noon
Sunlight
Earth
(7) Third Quarter
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14. 8. Waning Crescent Rise: Highest in sky: Set: Sunlight Earth ~ 3am
~ 3 pm
Sunlight
Earth
(8) Waning Crescent
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15. Have you ever seen a halo around the Moon
Have you ever seen a halo around the Moon? This fairly common sight occurs when high thin clouds containing millions of tiny ice crystals cover much of the sky. Each ice crystal acts like a miniature lens. Because most of the crystals have a similar elongated hexagonal shape, light entering one crystal surface and exiting through the opposing surface refracts 22 degrees, which corresponds to the radius of the Moon Halo. A similar Sun Halo may be visible during the day. The picture was taken in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, USA. Exactly how ice-crystals form in clouds remains under investigation.