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When the moon blocks out the sun it is a solar eclipse.A lunar eclipse is when the Earth is between the Sun and the Earth casts a shadow over the Moon.

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Why is there a solar eclipse and lunar eclipse?

There is a solar eclipse when the moon blocks the sun from the Earth. A lunar eclipse is when the earth block the sun from the moon.


What moon phase is visible during a lunar eclipse?

A lunar eclipse happens during a full moon


During a lunar eclipse the moon is in its Earth's what?

During a lunar eclipse, the moon is in Earth's shadow.


The moon casts a shadow on Earth during a?

An eclipse. When the Earth is in the Moon's shadow, it's a solar eclipse; when the Moon is in the Earth's shadow, it's a lunar eclipse.


What is the phase of the moon during an eclipse?

During a lunar eclipse, the moon is "full". During a solar eclipse the moon is "new".


Why does lunar eclipse during full moon?

The Earth casts a shadow on the Moon during a Lunar Eclipse, this can only happen during a Full Moon.


What moon is in earth during a lunar eclipse?

During a lunar eclipse, a full moon passes through the earth's shadow.


During a lunar eclipse the moon is what shape?

A lunar eclipse can only occur at the time of Full Moon.


In which phases of the moon does the lunar eclipse occur?

The only moon phase that occurs during a lunar eclipse, is a Full Moon.


Does the earth block the moon?

It can. It's called a lunar eclipse.


What astronauts have been to the moon during a lunar eclipse?

None of the astronauts who have been to the moon experienced a lunar eclipse while actually on the moon. The timing of lunar eclipses is unpredictable and there were no planned missions during an eclipse.


Can a lunar eclipse happen during a gibbous moon?

a lunar eclipse only happens when the moon is completly full