Full Moon rises at sunset and sets at sunrise.

Full Moon rises at sunset and sets at sunrise.

• A. Rises at sunset and sets at sunrise
• B. Rises at noon and sets at midnight
• C. Rises at sunrise and sets at sunset
• D. Is visible all day

Answer: (A)

When a Moon is full, it sits opposite the Sun in the sky. That means the Sun is lighting the near side of the Moon while it’s opposite the Sun from our point of view. As Earth rotates, objects on the sky appear to rise in the east and set in the west. Since the full Moon is opposite the Sun, it rises around sunset in the east, stays up through the night, and sets around sunrise in the west. That’s why a full Moon is typically visible from sunset to sunrise. The other options describe different Moon phases or imply daytime visibility, which isn’t how the full Moon behaves.

When a Moon is full, it sits opposite the Sun in the sky. That means the Sun is lighting the near side of the Moon while it’s opposite the Sun from our point of view. As Earth rotates, objects on the sky appear to rise in the east and set in the west. Since the full Moon is opposite the Sun, it rises around sunset in the east, stays up through the night, and sets around sunrise in the west. That’s why a full Moon is typically visible from sunset to sunrise. The other options describe different Moon phases or imply daytime visibility, which isn’t how the full Moon behaves.