The only way to change our current view of the moon’s orbit is to either change the moon’s orbit or alter how the earth’s surface spins. Both of which would have catastrophic side effects immediately apparent to anyone on the globe. Anyone with a telescope and a cursory understanding of the night sky would be able to detect either occurrence in a matter of minutes even without the associated apocalypse.
The simplest explanation is that OP did not factor in every aspect of the moon’s orbit in conjunction with the earth’s rotation. Orbital mechanics is sometimes tricky to visualize in 3D.
I check out the moon every night and it moves in cycles but never this drastically in 3 days. Since I am using points of reference such as through specific windows and neighbors' houses for reference it was just a drastic shift. In 3 1/2 years it has never been visible through the front window.
Some cataclysmic force altered the moon's orbit without utterly shattering the moon itself or throwing earth off its own orbit.
Some cataclysmic force altered the earth's rotation without utterly shattering the earth itself, and no one has detected the dozens of other effects that would result from such a change.
The Deep State wiped everyone's collective memories of the past 3-10 days.
Your personal recollection of the moon's position and understanding of its motion is off.
I would agree it was number 4 if I hadn't searched to learn Jupiter was to the right of the moon on Sunday. Also, my recollection of the position of the moon is framed by windows each night. The windows that allow me to see the moon are only on the east and south side of the house.
Core rotation wouldn’t have any impact.
The only way to change our current view of the moon’s orbit is to either change the moon’s orbit or alter how the earth’s surface spins. Both of which would have catastrophic side effects immediately apparent to anyone on the globe. Anyone with a telescope and a cursory understanding of the night sky would be able to detect either occurrence in a matter of minutes even without the associated apocalypse.
The simplest explanation is that OP did not factor in every aspect of the moon’s orbit in conjunction with the earth’s rotation. Orbital mechanics is sometimes tricky to visualize in 3D.
I check out the moon every night and it moves in cycles but never this drastically in 3 days. Since I am using points of reference such as through specific windows and neighbors' houses for reference it was just a drastic shift. In 3 1/2 years it has never been visible through the front window.
Which is more likely:
Apply Occam's Razor as needed.
I would agree it was number 4 if I hadn't searched to learn Jupiter was to the right of the moon on Sunday. Also, my recollection of the position of the moon is framed by windows each night. The windows that allow me to see the moon are only on the east and south side of the house.