The Moon

[Valmave]

Are there parts of the sky in which the moon is never seen in ?

[boxtops]

Well yes, it follows more or less the same course, different countries will see different views of it. You'll never see it to the left of my house, it's always front and right.

[jomifl]

Absolutely, depending on your latitude there are large areas of the sky where you will never see the moon.If you are on the equator you will see the moon following a track approximately confined by 22 degrees north and 22 degrees south from east to west so sometimes overhead and never on your northern or southern horizons. If you are on the poles you will never see the moon overhead and it will be confined to a belt up to about 22 degrees above the horizon in all compass direction. Elswhere there will be areas where the moon i.s never seen but exactly which depends on your latitude. I have never considered this question before so I may have made a monumental c*ckup. Basically you will not see it near the celestial poles.

[mibn2cweus]

That is roughly correct jomifl, however, the Moon's orbit is inclined to the ecliptic plane by ~ 5.145° (4.99 – 5.30) bringing it at times as far north or south of the celestial equator as ~28.5 degrees.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_standstill

[jomifl]

Hi Mibs, I couldn't remember (or never knew) how much the orbit of the moon was inclined to the equator hence the use of the word 'approximately', thanks for clarifying it.

[Valmave]

Thank you all for your knowledgeable replies. My question is fully answered.