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What is the movement of the moon around earth called?

The movement of the Moon around the Earth is called lunar orbit. It is an elliptical path that the Moon follows as it revolves around the Earth.


The event where the Sun journeys between the Earth and the Moon is called?

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When the moon is between the earth and the sun its called?

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What is it called when the earth is between the sun and the moon?

If the Earth's shadow falls on the Moon, it is called a lunar eclipse.


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What is it called when earth is between the sun and the moon and earth's shadow falls on the moon?

This phenomenon is called a lunar eclipse. It occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, casting its shadow on the Moon.


What is it called when the moon is in the shadow of the EARTH?

When the moon is blocking the earth from the sun, its called a solar eclipse, and when the earth is between the sun and the moon, its called a lunar eclipse. hope that answered your question! :D


What is it called when the earth moves between the sun and the moon?

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How does the movement of Earth and the Moon's orbit causes the phases of the moon?

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When the Earth is between the Moon and the Sun what is it called?

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What is it called when the moon moves between sun and earth causing a shadow?

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