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What is the moon position relative to the Earth during a lunar eclipse?
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∙ 11y ago
In a solar eclipse, the shadow of the Moon hits the Earth. This can only happen when the Moon is directly, almost perfectly, between the Sun and the Earth. So solar eclipses can only happen at the new moon phase.
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∙ 11y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoAt that time, the moon is exactly in the opposite direction
from the sun, and so it's in the Earth's shadow.
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Where is the earth in a lunar eclipse?
During a lunar eclipse, the Moon is in Earth's shadow, so the position of Earth, of course, is between the Moon and the Sun.
What are the relative positions of earth the moon and the sun during a solar eclipse?
All three in a straight line, with the Moon between the Earth and the Sun.
Describe the relative positions of Earth the sun and the moon during a solar eclipse and during a lunar eclipse?
During a lunar eclipse, the Earth is between the sun and the moon; the shadow of Earth darkens the moon. During a solar eclipse, the moon is between Earth and the sun; the moon blocks the sun.
How does the position of the moon during a solar eclipse differ from the position of the moon during a lunar eclipse?
Taking the Sun, Moon, and Earth, all three of them are lined up, with their centers pretty close to the same straight line, at the time of any eclipse. -- At the time of a solar eclipse, the Moon is the one in the 'middle'. -- At the time of a lunar eclipse, the Earth is the one in the 'middle'. I say 'middle', because the Sun is still 390 times farther from Earth than the Moon is, all the time.
What is the correct order during a lunar eclipse?
during a lunar eclipse, earth, sun and moon are in a straight line, First it's the sun, then earth, and last the moon.
Where is the earth in a lunar eclipse?
During a lunar eclipse, the Moon is in Earth's shadow, so the position of Earth, of course, is between the Moon and the Sun.
What is the position of the sun moon and earth during a luner eclipse?
the earth is orbiting around the moon and earth
What are the relative positions of earth the moon and the sun during a solar eclipse?
All three in a straight line, with the Moon between the Earth and the Sun.
Describe the relative positions of Earth the sun and the moon during a solar eclipse and during a lunar eclipse?
During a lunar eclipse, the Earth is between the sun and the moon; the shadow of Earth darkens the moon. During a solar eclipse, the moon is between Earth and the sun; the moon blocks the sun.
Why does a lunar eclipse occur during the full moon?
A lunar eclipse can only occur on the night of a full moon because of the position that the moon is in during a full moon. During a lunar eclipse, the Earth is positioned in between the moon and the sun exactly so that the Earth casts its shadow on the moon. During a full moon, the sun, Earth, and moon are lined up in the same way as a lunar eclipse, but the Earth is either too high or too low to cast its shadow on the moon. The only position at which the moon is a full moon is at that position since we can only see part of the lit face of the moon when the moon is at a different position around the Earth.
Why are solar eclipses visible from a much smaller part of Earth than lunar eclipse?
Because the Earth is much larger relative to the Moon than the Moon is relative to the Sun. In a total solar eclipse the Moon will only just cover the Sun so a slight change in position means that you will only see a partial eclipse whereas the Earth will cause a much larger shadow relative to the Moon so a difference in location will not affect it so much.
How does the position of the moon during a solar eclipse differ from the position of the moon during a lunar eclipse?
Taking the Sun, Moon, and Earth, all three of them are lined up, with their centers pretty close to the same straight line, at the time of any eclipse. -- At the time of a solar eclipse, the Moon is the one in the 'middle'. -- At the time of a lunar eclipse, the Earth is the one in the 'middle'. I say 'middle', because the Sun is still 390 times farther from Earth than the Moon is, all the time.
Which is the correct position from the center of the solar system of the sun earth and moon during a solar eclipse?
A lunar eclipse is the result of the Moon moving into the Earth's shadow, so the Earth would be directly between the Sun and the Moon.
What is the correct order during a lunar eclipse?
during a lunar eclipse, earth, sun and moon are in a straight line, First it's the sun, then earth, and last the moon.
Why does the position of observatory centre during Solar eclipse change though the orbit of earth and moon remain same?
because the earth rotates on its axis
What is the position of the earth sun and moon during the solar eclipse?
The Moon is between the Sun and the Earth.It would look like this:Sun --> Moon --> Earth
Why does it have to be a full moon during a lunar eclipse?
because when an eclipse takes place the moon, sun, and earth have to be lined up directly. and in this position the moon is full. in a solar eclipse the moon would be new
