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How does the light from the moon reach the earth?

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The moon does not emit light, rather it reflects it. The light from the sun shines on the moon, and it is reflected to earth.

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How long does it take the moon's light to reach the earth?

0.28 Seconds


In a lunar eclispe the Earth is between the moon and what?

the earth is between the moon and the sun. so that the solar light cant reach the moon that is in the earth's shadow, and becomes dark.


How long does light from the moon take to reach the earth?

approximately 3 seconds.


How long does it take for light from moon reach the earth?

About 1.3 seconds. The Moon is, roughly, 250,000 miles from the Earth, and light travels at 186,000 miles per second.


There is no moon when it is?

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How long does it take light from the moon to reach earth?

~1.28 seconds


The time it takes for sunlight to be reflected from the moon to earth?

Light from the sun takes about 81/3 minutes to reach the moon, and if it bounces off the moon in the direction of Earth, another 1.27 seconds from the moon to Earth.


How come the moon reflects the suns light and things on earth dont reflect the suns light?

The moon reflects the suns light and things on the eart do notreflect it because it is at an angle in which the light does not reach earth. So if the light falls on the earth at night there would be light but because it not reflect it on earth it is dark at night.


How much time would moon light needs to reach earth?

Approximately 1.5 seconds.


How long does it take for light to travel from the sun to the moon then to the earth?

It takes about 8 and one third minutes to get to the Moon. From the Moon to the Earth only takes a second or so. Of course the light may reach the Earth first, depending on where the Moon is in its orbit around Earth, but it hardly makes any difference.


Were does the moon and earth get its light from?

The moon and earth get there light from the sun when the sun shines onto the moon the moon reflects the suns light onto the earth.


How much time does moon light takes to the earth?

The moon is roughly 250,000 miles and light travels at about 186,000 miles per second, so, it would take about 1.30 seconds for the moonlight to reach the earth.