I understand less than before I read this article.

When has anyone ever noticed a full moon becoming less full during the night? Not that the effect doesn't happen, but it is minor. This effect also occurs during first and last quarter, despite what the article claims.

And what on earth is the first plot? A moon that rises to its zenith doesn't become half lit. And is the dark coloured part li?, Where is the 3/4 moon?

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dima55 6 hours ago | parent [-]

> And what on earth is the first plot? A moon that rises to its zenith doesn't become half lit

If it rose to the zenith, it would. This is the paradox.

	▲	pgreenwood an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Huh ? You do realise that the apparent motion of the moon over a given day is because of the rotation of the earth, and that the changes in the relative positions of the sun and moon, and hence the lighting conditions of the moon, are negligible ?