Does the moon have day and night?

Sure - how can you tell? Look at the moon right now - today. April 19th 2018, the moon is “Waxing Crescent” - meaning that the moon is about 15% bright and a little less than 85% dark. If you life in the Northern hemisphere, the bright part is over on the right. read more

We experience day when we are on the half of the Earth facing the Sun, and night once we have been spun around to the other side. The same occurs on the moon. However, the difference is that It takes 28.5 days for the moon to spin about its axis. read more

Yes, it does. You can watch night and day unfold on the side of the moon that we can see, as you watch the monthly phases. Yes. A full cycle takes about 29 1/2 Earth days. read more

Since the moon rotates on its axis once each month any given location on the moon would see a "day" about two weeks long, followed by a "night" of the same length. The visible face of the moon is darkened (e.g., night) for about half of each month as the moon goes through its phases. read more

The same occurs on the moon. However, the difference is that It takes 28.5 days for the moon to spin about its axis. So one moon-day is 28.5 Earth-days long! When we watch the phases of the moon we are actually watching the transition of moon-day to moon-night and vice-versa. read more