How does the moon glow from the reflection of the sun if we can not see the sun?

Question: How does the moon glow from the reflection of the sun if we can not see the sun?
- Keywords:
  moon,
  reflection,
  sun
Asked by Shonagh101 to Sheila on 6 Nov 2018.
- Sheila Castilho answered on 6 Nov 2018:
  
  Perspective! It is like if you were behind a big wall and the sun was on the other side. But the sun is way higher than you and so is the moon. So you can see the moon reflecting but you can’t see the source.
  
  Check this picture out, this may help: https://www.quora.com/How-does-moon-shine

voldemaud is great commented on 6 Nov 2018:

cool question! 🙂

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Question: How does the moon glow from the reflection of the sun if we can not see the sun?