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First of all the solar eclipse happens for everyone not in a specific spot. Only thing that changes is the time of the eclipse for different regions of the world. Second of all, according to my calculations and NASA of course the next solar eclipse is: Wednesday, 2009 July 22.
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What phase does a solar eclipse occur during?
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.
How does a total eclipse form?
A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth. Total solar eclipses can only occur at some New Moon's but they don't occur every New Moon because the Moon's orbit is inclined 6o to the Earth's orbital plane.
Why does a total solar solar eclipse or total lunar eclipse does not occur at least once a month?
A solar eclipse doesn't occur every 28 days because the moon's orbit is tilted compared to the earths.
Will an eclipses occur when the moon is in between the sun and the earth?
yes, a solar eclipse. depending on how high or low or far or close the moon is, it could be an annular solar eclipse, partial, or total
Differentiate partial solar eclipse from total solar eclipse?
It is as your question states, partial solar eclipse - the moon only blocks the sun off from earth partially. Total solar eclipse - the moon completely blocks the sun off from earth.
Is the sun covered completely by the moon?
Yes. That would occur when the eclipse occurs while the moon is near perigee. Closer to apogee the eclipse is not total, it is annular.
What is the type of eclipse is there when the moon is between the sun and earth?
Solar eclipse
How offen solar eclipse occur?
About 1-2 times a year. However, each solar eclipse can only be seen in parts of the Earth, so it may take quite a while until a solar eclipse happens precisely where you happen to live - and even longer if you want to wait for a total solar eclipse.
If you are in the earth's umbra then?
it must be a total solar eclipse.
What are the differences between solar and lunar eclipses?
A solar eclipse happens when the moon (that is passing between the sun and earth) covers the sun. At same point, the sun will only be partially visible (parcial eclipse) or will not visible at all (total eclipse). A lunar eclipse happens when the earth is between the sun and the moon. When sunlight hits the earth it projects a shadow and, if the moon is somewhere in the area of that shadow, it will not be visible.
What occurs more often- a partial solar eclipse or total solar eclipse?
Partial 35.3%Annular 33.2%Total 26.7%Hybrid 4.8% As you can see from the table above, partial eclipses are most common, followed by annular eclipses. Total solar eclipses are barely more than one-quarter of the total. Total eclipses occur when the Moon is close enough to the Earth for the umbra, the cone of total shadow, to hit the Earth. Annular eclipses occur when the Moon is so far away that the umbra does not reach all the way to the Earth. "Hybrid" eclipses occur when the Moon crosses the dividing line between total and annular DURING the eclipse, so that the eclipse begins as annular and changes to total, or vice versa, during the eclipse.
How often does a total solar eclipse occur?
Every 360 years.
