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Why do eclipse not happen monthly?

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Anonymous

8y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

For a solar eclipse, the Moon has to get between Earth and Sun.
For a lunar ecipse, the Moon has to get into Earth's shadow.
None of these happen every month. This is because Earth, Sun, and Moon are not perfectly aligned (not in the same plane).

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