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The next eclipse is a total eclipse of the sun on March 8-9, 2016, caused by a supermoon at the new phase. The path of totality for that eclipse will pass mainly over the waters of the Pacific Ocean. Only those along that long, narrow path can see the total solar eclipse. The path of totality starts at sunrise in the Indian ocean to the west of Indonesia, and then goes eastward across the Indian and Pacific Oceans until it ends to the west of North America at sunset. A much larger swath of the world gets to see varying degrees of a partial solar eclipse. Hawaii and Alaska will see the partial eclipse at late afternoon on March 8, while south and eastern Asia, Korea, Japan, north and western Australia will see it on the morning of March 9.
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When lunar and solar eclipses occur?
Every year
Why do solar and lunar clips occur?
Solar eclipses occur when the Moon is in the direct path between the Sun and Earth. Lunar eclipses occur when the Earth is in the direct path between the Sun and the Moon.
Why do most people think that lunar eclipses occur more often then a solar eclipses?
Because for any given point on Earth, lunar eclipses are visible more often than solar eclipses.
What are the kinds of eclipses?
On earth there are 2 eclipses, Lunar and Solar eclipses
Which moon phase do solar eclipses happen?
Solar eclipses can only occur at the new moon, while all lunar eclipses happen at the full moon.
How often do eclipses naturally occur?
There are two main types of eclipses: solar and lunar. Lunar eclipses occur every 6 months. Solar eclipses occur 2-5 times per year. Eclipses can be partial or total. Partial eclipse covers only part of the sun or moon, while total covers the full entity.
What type of eclipse occurs with the greatest frequency?
Lunar eclipses occur more frequently than Solar eclipses. About 70 eclipses take place in regular cycles lasting 18 years and 8 or 9 days; usually 41 of these eclipses are solar and 29 are lunar.
Why don't solar and lunar eclipses occur ever month?
Because the moon phase is irregular
What certain alignments of Earth the Moon and the Sun cause?
It can cause lunar eclipses, and solar eclipses.
How are solar eclipses alike from lunar eclipses?
All eclipses are shadows. A solar eclipse is the Moon's shadow on the Earth. A lunar eclipse is the Earth's shadow on the Moon.
How often would solar and lunar eclipses occur?
i believe evry 1oo years but I'm not sure
What are the eclipses of the sun and moon called?
Solar and lunar eclipses
