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Solar eclipses happen during a new moon, which is the first phase of the moon. Solar eclipses occur when the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, which causes the moon to occult the Sun.

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When will you see a solar eclipe's?

You can see a solar eclipse when the moon passes between the sun and the earth during the day and the shadow of the moon falls on the earth.


When will the next solar eclipe occer in 2010?

The next Solar Eclipe is in July22,2010


What is The alinement during the lunar eclipe?

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Why can some areas on earth see the solar eclipe and not others?

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon is between the sun and the earth, and casts a shadow on the earth. The moon is small compared to the earth and the sun, so the shadow does not cover all of the earth.


What type of moon is during a solar eclipse?

We see solar eclipses only during New Moon, but not every New Moon is accompanied by a solar eclipse.


Which Moon Phase occurs During A Solar Eclispe?

which moon phase occurs during a solar eclipse?


What moon phase occurs during solar eclipses?

A no moon! a solar eclipse covers it the moon


What kind of eclipse occurs when the moon blocks the sunlight from earth?

The moon is never "blocked out". It's not even clear what that might look like, or what it means. -- During a solar eclipse, the moon gets in the way, so that you can't see the sun for a few minutes. -- During a lunar eclipse, the Earth gets in the way, so that the sun can't shine on the moon and light it up for a few hours.


What is the Moon's phase during a solar?

A full moon


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.)


Which object's shadow travels across part of earth during a solar eclipse?

A solar eclipse is when the moon blocks out the sun.


What is the order of an aligment during a solar eclipse?

During a solar eclipse, the Moon is directly in between the Sun and the Earth; a solar eclipse is the Moon's shadow falling on the Earth.