What is the alignment of the earth moon and sun during a lunar eclipse?

Answer 1

The three bodies are arranged in a straight line and in the same plane,

with the earth in the middle.

Sun ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> Earth --> Moon

Answer 2

The centers of all three bodies are on the same line, with the sun and Earth on

the ends.

(I didn't want to say "moon in the middle", because the moon is still 400 times

farther from the sun than it is from Earth.)

Answer 3

-- For either kind of eclipse, the centers of those 3 bodies are almost exactly

on the same straight line.

-- For a lunar eclipse, the Earth is in the "middle".

-- For a solar eclipse, the moon is in the "middle".

I put "middle" in quotes, because the sun is still 400 times farther from Earth

than the moon is, at all times.

Answer 4

The alignment would be when the Earth is between the Sun and Moon, blocking the Sun's rays from reaching the moon.

Answer 5

1. The moon is between the Earth and Sun

Answer 6

During a lunar eclipse, the alignment is such that the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment causes the Earth to cast its shadow on the Moon, leading to the eclipsed appearance.