Why is the scientific method described as cyclic?

Newtons view of arrangement of the universe

1which body contains the majority of the mass in the solar system earth jupiter the moon the sun 2 what keeps the objects in the solar system such as planets orbiting around the sun the force of gravity the galaxy exerts on all objects within it including the solar system the great distance between the sun and the planets the sun's nuclear fusion which acts on each object the gravitational force between the sun and each object in the solar system

If the moon rises at a given location at 6: 00 p.m. today, about what time will it rise tomorrow night?