It is a lunar eclipse.
When earth is directly between the sun and moon, it is a lunar eclipse.when moon is directly between earth and passes across the sun, it is a solar eclipse.
When the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon, it is a Full Moon but when the Sun, Moon and Earth are directly in line - we will get a lunar eclipse.
The full moon. Earth is ALMOST directly between the sun and moon, so the sun is "behind" us when we look at the moon. That is why the moon appears entirely lit to us, and is considered "full". If Earth IS directly between the sun and moon, which does not happen during most full moons, then there is a lunar eclipse.
When the Earth is directly between the Moon and the Sun, it is a full moon.
When the moon is directly between the earth and the sun, it's a solar eclipse, because the moon blocks the light from the sun from reaching the earth.
When the Earth is directly between the Sun and Moon, its shadow falls on the moon, causing a Lunar Eclipse.
When the moon is directly between the sun and the earth, it is a solar eclipse. The moon blocks the light of the sun from reaching Earth, casting a shadow on the Earth's surface. This phenomenon can only occur during a new moon phase.
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A solar eclipse takes place when the moon moves directly between the sun and the earth. A lunar eclipse takes place when the earth is directly between the sun and the moon.
The earth does not block the sun during *most* full moons because it is not *directly* between the sun and moon. If the earth does block the sun from the moon, then the earth must be directly between the sun and moon. This will happen at full moon, since the three must be in a line, and you would see the full moon, then the eclipse, then the moon fully illuminated again.