On February 4, people in the northern hemisphere observed a waxing crescent. Your classmate suggests that at the same time, people in the southern hemisphere observe a waning crescent.Explain whether you agree or disagree with their statement.
Question
On February 4, people in the northern hemisphere observed a waxing crescent. Your classmate suggests that at the same time, people in the southern hemisphere observe a waning crescent.Explain whether you agree or disagree with their statement.
Solution
I disagree with your classmate's statement. The phases of the moon are global events because the moon is so far away from the Earth. This means that the phase of the moon is the same no matter where you are on Earth. Therefore, if people in the northern hemisphere observe a waxing crescent, people in the southern hemisphere would also observe a waxing crescent, not a waning crescent. The difference is that the orientation or the way the moon appears might be flipped due to the difference in perspective from the two hemispheres.
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