Is the Moon Supposed to "Cartwheel"?

palsing wrote on 31/12/20 10:32:
On Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at 8:22:29 PM UTC-8, Daniel65 wrote:
palsing wrote on 30/12/20 07:50:
On Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at 12:26:00 AM UTC-8, Daniel65
wrote:
palsing wrote on 29/12/20 17:48:
On Monday, December 28, 2020 at 10:25:02 PM UTC-8, Daniel65
wrote:

The Half that you see above the Eastern Horizon at
"Moonrise" isn't the same half you see above the Western
Horizon at "Moonset".

What? Of course it is the same half! It is just apparently
rotated somewhat... with emphasis on the "apparently".

Not counting librations, the moon only presents one face to
the Earth.

Hmm!! I would have thought at "Moonrise" you would see the
'western' half of the moon first, whilst, at 'Moonset' you
would see the 'eastern' half of the moon last!!

Well, actually you have it backward. The "right" side of the moon
in the sky is its eastern side and the "left" side is its western
side. See this labeled map...

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...Moon_names.jpg

Ah!! Do you see, on the jpg that you linked to, on one side they have "E
(on moon) W (in sky)" and, on the other they have "W (on moon) E
(in sky)"??

Of course I saw that. Those labels are the very reason I chose that
particular graphic. Here is another image...

https://external-preview.redd.it/WW6...15469ffc7a0c6c

... and the west coast of the USA is right over the west side of the
moon, and east is over east. At least, this is true when viewing from
the northern hemisphere and looking south. From Down Under you would
need to flip the image over if you are facing north to see the moon.

NOW you've really got me confused!!
--
Daniel