It is called an eclipse.
The Moon goes in front of the Sun. The Moon is closer to the Earth than the Sun, so when both the Moon and Sun can be seen from the Earth (i.e. they are both in the same direction) the Moon will always be closer.
Either a Solar Eclipse- (Sun-Moon-Earth) or a Lunar Eclipse- (Sun-Earth-Moon). These are both straight lines.
Sun, Earth, Moon. The moon is covered by the Earth's shadow.
Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Earth . . Moon with the Earth in the 'middle', so the moon can be in the Earth's shadow.
when the moon goes in front of the sun and in front of the earth
The sun moon and earth are in a line during a solar eclipse. A solar eclipse is when the moon passes in front of the sun. So the moon is in between the sun and the earth. I know that and I am 12!
During a solar eclipse, the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, casting its shadow on the Earth and blocking the Sun's light. This alignment occurs because of the relative positions and orbits of the Earth, Moon, and Sun.
The phases of the moon are dependant on the relative positions of the sun, moon and earth. It's the angle between the view-lines to the sun and the moon, with you at the vertex of the angle. The phase of the moon you see depends on how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces earth.
An eclipse occurs. When the moon lines up between the Earth and the sun, it casts a shadow onto the Earth's surface, causing a solar eclipse. When the Earth lines up between the moon and the sun, it casts a shadow onto the moon, causing a lunar eclipse.
A solar eclipse is when the moon moves in front of the sun casting a shadow on earth. A lunar eclipse is when the earth moves in front of the sun so the moon gets no light
A solar eclipse is when the moon moves in front of the sun casting a shadow on earth. A lunar eclipse is when the earth moves in front of the sun so the moon gets no light
For an eclipse to take place the earth, moon and sun must form a straight line. then the shadow of the earth r the moon will fall upon the moon or the earth, and that is an eclipse. There are two types of eclipses; Solar and lunar. A solar eclipse is when the moon passes in front of the sun causing it to "disappear." A lunar eclipse is when the Earth passes between the sun and moon so that the moon doesn't get light causing it to appear red-ish.