During a lunar eclipse, the moon passes partially or completely through the Earth's shadow. This occurs during the full moon, when the earth is between the sun and moon.
During a lunar eclipse, the moon is in Earth's shadow. So it must be 'behind' the Earth, with the sun in front. To put it another way, they're lined up like this: Sun ................................................................................................................ Earth .. Moon
During a lunar eclipse, the moon is in Earth's shadow.
During a lunar eclipse, the Earth is directly between the Sun and the Moon.
During a lunar eclipse, the Moon passes through the Earth's shadow.
During a lunar eclipse, a full moon passes through the earth's shadow.
A lunar eclipse has no measurable effect on the temperature at any place on earth.
During any eclipse, the sun, moon, and Earth must be lined up on the same line, so that the one farthest from the sun is in the shadow of the middle one. During a solar eclipse, the moon is the one in the middle, and part of the Earth is in its shadow. During a lunar eclipse, the Earth is the one in the middle, and the moon is in its shadow.
During a lunar eclipse, the Moon passes into the shadow cast by the Earth.
During a lunar eclipse, Earth blocks light from reaching the moon.
Solar eclipse--Sun, moon, Earth Lunar eclipse-- Sun, Earth, moon
During a lunar eclipse, the earth is in between the moon and the sun, blocking the sun's light from reaching the moon.
During a lunar eclipse, the moon is in Earth's shadow. So it must be 'behind' the Earth, with the sun in front. To put it another way, they're lined up like this: Sun ................................................................................................................ Earth .. Moon