Unless there is a lunar eclipse, half of the moon is always lit by the sun. Sometimes we see the lit half dead on (full moon), sometimes side on (half moon) and sometimes we don't see any of the lit surface (new moon) - usually we see something in between.
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About 50% of the moon is always lit by the sun, regardless of its phase, due to the sunlight reaching half of the moon at any given time. This is because the moon's rotational period is the same as its orbital period, causing the same side to always face the Earth, while the other half remains in darkness.
The amount of the moon that is always lit except during a lunar eclipse is about half. This is because half of the moon is always illuminated by the sun due to the moon's orbit around the Earth.
About half of the moon is always lit by the sun. This is because only one half of the moon is visible from Earth at any given time. The amount of light that can be seen from Earth reflects different phases of the moon as it orbits.
Half of the moon is always lit by the Sun, but we may not always see that illuminated half from Earth due to our perspective. This is why we observe different phases of the moon as it orbits around Earth.
Approximately half of the moon is illuminated by the sun at any given time, which corresponds to 50%. This is because the moon goes through phases as it orbits the Earth, with the amount of sunlight it reflects varying depending on its position relative to the Earth and the sun.
When the entire face of the moon is lit, it is a full moon.