The Moon does not make its own light like a star. The Moon appears bright because it reflects light from the Sun. Like the Earth, half of the Moon faces towards the Sun, and half faces away from it.

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander made the most of its last few hours of life on the moon ... after the sun set over its lunar locale. The lander watched our star's descent and ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon ... The Moon passes 0.3° south of the bright star Spica at 10 P.M. EDT.