On Sat, 9 Aug 2008 17:54:28 +0100, "Alec"
wrote:

The Sun and the moon behave differently.
The earth goes round the sun and due to the earth's tilt we get the seasons
and the great differences in daylight and night in the high and low
latitudes.
The moon goes round the earth and does not behave in quite the same way.

Alec

...and when it is opposite the sun (full) it rises when the sun sets,
and sets on sunrise. etc.