Even if there are a thousand stars in the sky, it will look a bit dull if we can’t spot the Moon. It is the brightest object in the night sky. But, the Moon does not have a light of its own. How ironic!
Moonlight is produced when sunlight is reflected by the white dust on the Moon’s surface. The Moon will reflect only 3-12 per cent of the sunlight that hits its surface.
The other factors that influence the brightness of the Moon include the movement of the Moon around the Earth and the simultaneous movement of the Earth around the Sun.
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