Ravi said, "I saw a crescent Moon, and it was rising in the East when the Sun was setting." Kaushalya said," Class 8

Ravi said, "I saw a crescent Moon, and it was rising in the East when the Sun was setting." Kaushalya said," Class 8

Ravi said, "I saw a crescent Moon, and it was rising in the East when the Sun was setting." Kaushalya said, "Once I saw the gibbous Moon during the afternoon in the East." Who out of the two is telling the truth? Class 8

Answer:

Ravi's Statement:

1. A crescent Moon typically appears just before sunrise (waning) or just after sunset (waxing).
2. If the Sun is setting in the West, then a waxing crescent Moon can indeed be rising in the East. Ravi is telling the truth.

Kaushalya's Statement:

1. A gibbous Moon (especially waxing gibbous) is visible in the afternoon, but it's generally seen in the eastern sky in the late afternoon, moving toward the South and then West as evening approaches.
2. However, if she saw it in the East during early afternoon, that's unlikely. The waning gibbous Moon rises late at night and is visible in the morning, not afternoon. Kaushalya's statement is likely inaccurate.