The Moon does not make its own light like a star. The Moon appears bright because it reflects light from the Sun. Like the Earth, half of the Moon faces towards the Sun, and half faces away from it.

More than half of the moon's face appears to be getting sunlight ... angles of its illumination by the sun. As it orbits Earth, the moon will show different illuminated parts based on the angle ...

Do people (or animals) get crazy? Commit more crimes? The Moon always shows us the same face, but there’s only one instant when the Moon is truly. Credit: Space.com / produced and edited by Steve Spal ...

Next comes the triumphant full moon when the entire face is lit up thanks to the sun's location opposite the moon with Earth in the middle. The cycle continues after the full moon. Waning ...