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The point where the moon crosses the path of the sun is called the lunar node. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_node
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What is it called the path the moon follows around the earth?
The path that the moon follows around the Earth is called an orbit. The planets going around the sun is called revolution. The moon goes around the Earth in a month.
What path does the moon take?
aound the sun
Is the moon a fourth planet?
No, by definition a body must revolve around the sun in its own path to be planet. The moon has a path around earth and the sun.
The planets move around the sun in a path called an?
The path around The sun is called a orbit
What is it called when the moon moves around the earth?
This is called its orbit. Strictly, the moon and the earth both orbit their common centre of mass. The path of the moon around Earth is elliptical orbit. It takes about 29 days to complete one orbit of earth by moon.
What os the earth's path around the sun called?
Earth's path around the Sun is called Earth's Orbit.
What eclipse becomes when moon is between sun and earth?
When the moon is in the middle of the path between the sun and the moon it is known as a solar eclipse and it occurs during the day.
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.
What it the earth's path around the sun called?
earth's path around the sun is its orbit
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 is the path of the moon moving around the earth called?
The orbit of the moon.
What causes the shadow which makes the moon change its shape?
The shadow is caused by the earth blocking the path of the light from the sun casting shadow on the moon. When the earth is not in between the sun and the moon then we have a "full moon."
