The moon orbits the earth at an average distance of 226,000 miles, while the earth orbits the sun at a distance of around 93,000,000 miles.
In a straight line ; Solar Eclipse is Sun , Moon, Earth.
Lunar Eclipse is Sun, Earth, Moon.
Since the planes of the Earth's orbit about the Sun is angled by about 5 degrees to the plane of the Moon's orbit about the Earth, it means we do not see Solar /Lunar eclipse at every New/Full Moon. It is only when these two planes intersect at appropriate points in their orbital tracks, that we see eclipses.
Astronomers are able to calculate into the future, the dates of eclipses , because these tracks and intersections are predictable.
The Moon is between Earth and Sun in this case.
The Moon is between Earth and Sun in this case.
The Moon is between Earth and Sun in this case.
The Moon is between Earth and Sun in this case.
In any eclipse, the Sun, Earth and Moon are all lined up exactly. When the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon, the shadow of the Earth darkens the Moon and we have a lunar eclipse. When the Moon gets between the Sun and the Earth, the shadow of the Moon on the Earth causes a solar eclipse.
The Sun, the Moon and the Earth are in a straight line, in that order, during a solar eclipse.
All three in a straight line, with the Moon between the Earth and the Sun.
Lunar Eclipse - the earth is located between the sun and the moon
Solar Eclipse - the moon is located between the earth and the sun
The Moon is between Earth and Sun in this case.
In a lunar eclipse, the Sun, Earth and Moon are lined up so precisely that the Moon is in the Earth's shadow. Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Earth - Moon
During a lunar eclipse, a full moon passes through the earth's shadow.
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.
During a lunar eclipse, the Earth is between the sun and the moon; the shadow of Earth darkens the moon. During a solar eclipse, the moon is between Earth and the sun; the moon blocks the sun.
During a solar eclipse, the shadow of the MOON falls on the EARTH.
In a lunar eclipse, the Sun, Earth and Moon are lined up so precisely that the Moon is in the Earth's shadow. Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Earth - Moon
During a lunar eclipse, the Earth is directly between the Sun and the Moon.
During a lunar eclipse, the Moon passes through the Earth's shadow.
At the "new" moon, the moon is between the Earth and the Sun. When it is on a direct line between the Earth and Sun, that new moon becomes a solar eclipse.
During a lunar eclipse, a full moon passes through the earth's shadow.
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.
During a solar eclipse, the Moon is directly in between the Sun and the Earth; a solar eclipse is the Moon's shadow falling on the Earth.
(Answered as "What travels across the surface of the Earth when an eclipse occurs?") The shadow of the Moon travels across the Earth during a Solar Eclipse. (During a Lunar Eclipse, the shadow of the Earth travels across the Moon.)
During a lunar eclipse, the Earth is between the sun and the moon; the shadow of Earth darkens the moon. During a solar eclipse, the moon is between Earth and the sun; the moon blocks the sun.
Solar eclipse--Sun, moon, Earth Lunar eclipse-- Sun, Earth, moon
During a solar eclipse, the shadow of the MOON falls on the EARTH.
The umbra of the Earth's shadow during lunar eclipse is larger than the umbra of the Moon's shadow during a solar eclipse because the Earth is much larger than the Moon is; so, the Earth's shadow is bigger than the Moon's shadow.