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A solar Eclipse. The moon blocks the sun out to observers on Earth.

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In a lunar eclipse is the moon between the sun and earth?

No. In a lunar eclipse Earth is between the sun and the moon, thus casting a shadow on the moon. When the moon passes between Earth and the sun it is a solar eclipse, to an observer on Earth, the moon eclipses the sun.


What is the difference between a Lunar-Eclipse and a Solar-Eclipse?

In a solar eclipse, the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth, casting a shadow on the Earth. In a lunar eclipse, the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow on the Moon.


In a lunar eclipse the moon is between the earth and the sun?

No that's a solar eclipse in a lunar eclipse the Earth is between the sun and moon.


What is the differences between a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse?

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, blocking the sunlight. A lunar eclipse happens when the Earth comes between the sun and the moon, causing Earth's shadow to cover the moon.


The event where the Sun journeys between the Earth and the Moon is called?

The Sun is NEVER between the Earth and the Moon. When the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, this is called a Solar Eclipse. When the Earth is between the Moon and the Sun, this is called a Lunar Eclipse.


What occurs when the sun moon and earth are in a line?

When the sun, moon, and Earth are in a line, it creates either a lunar or solar eclipse, depending on the position of the moon. During a lunar eclipse, the Earth is between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow on the moon. During a solar eclipse, the moon is between the sun and the Earth, blocking the sunlight from reaching the Earth.


What is the type of eclipse is there when the moon is between the sun and earth?

Solar eclipse


What is the difference between a lunar and solar eclipse?

During a solar eclipse the Moon come between the Sun and Earth casting a shadow on the Earth. During a lunar eclipse the Earth blocks the sunlight from illuminating the Moon.A lunar eclipse is when the earth moves between the moon and the sun to make a shadow on the moon, a solar eclipse is where the moon gets between the earth and the sun and causes a shadow on the earth.


Where is the moon located in relation to the sun and Earth during a solar eclipse?

The moon orbits the earth at an average distance of 226,000 miles, while the earth orbits the sun at a distance of around 93,000,000 miles.


What is the difference between a solar eclipse and a luner eclapes?

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and Earth, blocking the sun's light. A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth passes between the sun and the moon, causing Earth's shadow to cover the moon.


Does a lunar eclipse occur when the moon passes between the earth and the sun?

No a lunar eclipse is when the Earth gets between the sun and the moon preventing the moon from reflecting the sun's ray causing it to appear to disappear. A solar eclipse is when the moon gets between the sun and the Earth.


What eclipse occurs when the is between the earth and the sun?

I assume that you meant to have moon between the and is. If you did, then it is called a solar eclipse when the moon is between the earth and the sun.