Do moon phases have an effect on the time of sunset?:confused:

I don't know!!

Why would they? How would the moon and sun interact directly?

The sun rising and setting is caused by the earth spinning on it's axis revealing one face to the sun at a time.

The moon's phases are due it rotating around the earth and only one side ever being lit. This page has an animation which explains it better Moon & Earth Phase Viewer

So you see they are independent events, they may appaer to interect but that will just be patterns produced by each cycle.

Ohhh Ok I forgot about that stuff

Sorry!? :o

No need to be sorry, looks like it was a trick question to make you think about the above.

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Originally Posted by hawiianboy0120

i don't know!!!

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At least you're honest!

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Originally Posted by hawiianboy0120

Do moon phases have an effect on the time of sunset?:confused:

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Not on sunset, but it has major effects on the tide.