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The Moon does not have light of its own. The light we see from the Moon is the light of the Sun reflected toward Earth.

When you see the phases of the Moon, you are only seeing part of the Moon's lighted surface, because at any time exactly half of its surface is facing the Sun, and receiving light from it. With a telescope you can dimly see the part that is not lighted, because some light from Earth is likewise being reflected to the Moon.
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The moon's "light" comes from the sun.

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Is light from the moon reflected from the sun?

Yes, the moon gets its light from the sun.


Does the moon refelect off the sun?

Yes. The moon gets its light from the sun.


How do moon phases happen?

as the planets and moons circle around the sun, the moon gets less and less light from the sun and the light it gets from the sun is known as the phase.. when the sun hits the whole moon it is a full moon and so on


Where is the rest of the light on the moon when we can't see it from Earth?

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Where does moon gets its light?

We're able to see the moon because the sun shines on it.


Does the moon give off light like the sun and stars?

No it does not it gets its light from the reflection of the sun Yes, the moon does reflect light from the sun however the moon doesn't produce it's own light.


What is the difference between light from the sun and light from moon?

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What is the difference between the light from the sun and light from the moon?

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What is the difference between light from the sun and light from the moon?

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How does Antarctica get light?

Like every continent, Antarctica gets light from the sun, the moon and the stars.


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How much light does Triton the moon have?

it gets about 25% of the light from the sun