It has come to our tending that a number of people are confused about why the Moon is sometimes seeable in the daytime , and look to believe this is Modern doings from Earth ’s favourite satellite .

Stew Peters , a right - extension broadcaster andconspiracy theorist , posted what he appear to believe is proof of a young phenomenon to X ( Twitter ) , write somewhat dramatically , " This full lunation is out in the heart of the day . That ’s not supposed to happen . "

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As well as a surprising number of reposts for what is a lowly - res film of a normal moonshine , other user agreed that something is wrong with the sky .

" I ’ve noticed this for a few yr now . I walk 3x ’s a day and always see the moon on one side and the sun on the other in the break of the day and up to late morning , " one userreplied , before throwing in a second confederacy theory . " Something very contrived is run on here . The sun is now bloodless , not yellowish like it was when we were kids . The moon glow like a torch , does n’t attend real . We decidedly should question what is going on with our sky ! Not to mention all the chemtrails . "

For starters , the Sun has not alter color . It remainsblue - green , though it ’s possible that the Sun appear yellower when you were younger due tohigher degree of pollution . As for the Moon , though it appears brighter at night due to a lack of competing brightness , it has always been seeable during the daytime , though for a few days around the new Moon it is invisible due to competition from the Sun’sscattered light .

A quick glance at the orbit of the Moon showing the Earth ’s twist should clear everything up nicely .

As you’re able to see , theMoonreflects sunlight at the Earth ( during most phases of the Moon ) during the day and nighttime . It ’s not unusual , or validation of some sort of Moon - act confederacy , it ’s there most of the clip . You just require to spend a little more time attend up at the sky . It ’s courteous up there .