Because the moon is tilted slightly off of the degree of rotation of the earth. This is the same reason you don't get a solar eclipse everytime the moon is new.
You would most likely see a full lunar eclipse
A lunar eclipse can happen only when the Moon is full.
A lunar eclipse can only occur at Full Moon.Technically, the central moment of the eclipse must be the precise moment of Full Moon.
Full.
January 30th On January 30th there was a FULL LUNAR ECLIPSE
Lunar eclipse can occur only at the time of Full Moon.
A lunar eclipse.
The partial lunar eclipse will be on June 26th. The full lunar eclipse will be on Dec. 21 2010.
As a matter of fact, Full Moon is the only time a lunar eclipse can occur.
Lunar eclipses can only occur at the full moon.
The lunar eclipse can only happen when the moon is full.
It's always full at the time of a lunar eclipse.