Gallatin, Tennessee is right in the path of the total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017. The path of totality will run from Portland Oregon to Charleston, SC.
A solar eclipse can only occur at the time of New Moon. A lunar eclipse can only occur at the time of Full Moon.
A solar eclipse only can occur at the time of the New Moon,but doesn't occur at the large majority of them.
because all the moon phases have to occur before the full moon and the new moon
It has to be in new moon.
No. To get a solar eclipse the moon has to be in a position between the sun and the earth, this happens only round the time of the new moon (when there is little or no moon visible). When the moon is full, the earth is between the sun and the moon (there could therefore be a "lunar" eclipse).
It is a new Moon. For a solar eclipse, the moon has to be between Earth and the Sun. We get a total lunar eclipse when Earth is between the Sun and the Moon. The Moon would have to be full for it to be eclipsed.
A solar eclipse is possible only at the time of New Moon.It never occurs during Full Moon.
A lunar eclipse can only occur during a full moon when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, causing the Earth's shadow to fall on the Moon. This can result in a partial or total eclipse of the Moon.
During a full moon lunar eclipses can occur.
A solar eclipse can only happen at the time of New Moon.A lunar eclipse can only happen at the time of Full Moon.
A solar eclipse can occur only at the time of New Moon. A lunar eclipse can occur only at the time of Full Moon.
Solar eclipse happens when shadow of moon falls on sun. Solar eclipse cannot happen on full moon day because on full moon day earth is in between Sun and Moon and hence moon cannot cast shadow on sun.