they have to line up perfectly
The lunar eclipse can only happen when the moon is full.
A solar eclipse can only happen at the time of New Moon.A lunar eclipse can only happen at the time of Full Moon.
it occurs in the day time!sophie griffith-lucas occurs it!
The next total eclipse will occur on July 22 2009 in India, Nepal, China and central Pacific.
No they happen every two years
That is because the Moon must go between Earth and the Sun for a solar eclipse to happen.
There is a partial solar eclipse that will occur 1 June 2011 over North America and Greenland.
A lunar eclipse can only occur during a full moon when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, causing the Earth's shadow to fall on the Moon. This can result in a partial or total eclipse of the Moon.
Luner ecplise occur when the moon comes between the sun and the earth.
A lunar eclipse is caused when the shadow of the Earth hits the Moon. This can only happen when the Moon is entirely full.
No. Because a lunar eclipse requires a near exact alignment of the sun, moon, and Earth, it can only happen during a full moon.
In the first place, solar eclipses happen at New Moon. Apart from that, the Moon has an orbit that is inclined to the plane of the Earth's orbit, and an eclipse can only occur when it is crossing that plane. If it is not, the Moon passes above or below the Sun and there is no eclipse.