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Where is the moon in orbit at the time of a solar eclipse?
Right between the sun and the earth.
Where is the moon in its orbit at a time of a solar eclipse?
Right between the sun and the earth.
Where is the moon in the orbit of time of a solar eclipse?
Right between the sun and the earth.
Where is the moon in it's orbit at the time of the solar eclipse?
It is between the earth and the sun.
Does a lunar eclipse occur when the path of earth's orbit passes between the sun and the moon?
No. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and Moon. Earth's orbit is an intangible imaginary ellipse that does not cast a shadow.
What is the difference between a solar eclipse and and lunar eclipse?
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and Sun and the Moon's shadow crosses the Earth, solar eclipses can be total, partial, or annular. A total eclipse is when the Moon obscures the Sun entirely. A partial eclipse is when the Moon only covers a portion of the Sun. Because the Moon's orbit about the Earth is not perfectly circular, sometimes it is slightly farther away from the Earth. If a solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is at the far point in its orbit, the Moon will not cover the Sun entirely. A thin ring, or annulus, of sunlight will be visible around the Moon. This kind of eclipse is called an annular eclipse. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the Moon and Sun. Lunar eclipses are either total or partial, depending upon whether the Moon moves completely into the Earth's shadow or not.
Where is the moon in it's orbit at the time of a solar eclipse?
During a solar eclipse the moon is in between the earth and the sun. The moon blocks light from the son, causing a solar eclipse. (This is during the new moon phase.)
What is the foci of an eclipse?
The foci of an eclipse refer to the two points within the elliptical orbit of the Moon where the Earth is located at the time of the eclipse. These points define where the alignment between the Sun, Earth, and Moon occurs, leading to either a solar or lunar eclipse.
Why do you suppose an eclipse does not occur every time eart is between the sun and the moon?
The orbit of the moon is tilted by about 5 degrees so this means there is not an eclipse at every New of Full moon.
Why does not a solar eclipse occur every time there is a new moon?
The Moon's orbit around the Earth is not exactly in the same plane as the Ecliptic - the plane in which Earth moves around the Sun. There is something like a 5 degree difference between the two.
What is the difference between a newmoon and a lunar eclipse?
A new moon is when the Sun is illuminating the side of the moon that is not visible from Earth. This is going to be when the moon is in the sky during the day. A lunar eclipse can only happen at the other side of the moon's orbit. It is when the moon passes directly through the shadow cast by the Earth. A solar eclipse is when the moon's shadow falls on the Earth. See the link for an astounding picture of exactly that. Eclipses do not happen every orbit because the moon is inclined about 5° from the Earth's equator.
What is the relation of the orbit of the moon to the orbit of the earth?
The moon's orbit is inclined about 51/2 degrees relative to the plane of the Earth's orbit. For one thing, this explains why we don't have a lunar eclipse at every Full Moon, and a solar eclipse at every New Moon.
