now
Earlier this morning, December 12.
The moon's rotation has no effect whatsoever on the occurrence or appearance of either solar or lunar eclipses.
In 2011, there will be a partial eclipse of the sun on June 1st, visible only in Alaska and northern Canada. There will be a total lunar eclipse on June 15th, but it will not be visible in North America at all.
lunar eclipse.
A solar 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.
eclipse is of two kinds- solar eclipse and lunar eclipse
Eclipses of 2013: --------------------- April 25 - partial lunar eclipse May 10 - annular solar eclipse May 25 - penumbral lunar eclipse October 18 - penumbral lunar eclipse November 3 - hybrid solar eclipse
lunar
the sun is blocked out in a solar eclipse so it is more noticeable than a lunar eclipse where only the moon is blocked out
Lunar eclipse.