Solar and Lunar Eclipses

All about shadows

 What is an Eclipse?
 An astronomical event that occurs when
one celestial object (Earth or moon)
moves into the shadow of another
 2 Types of Eclipses
 1-Solar
 2-Lunar
 What is a Solar Eclipse?
 Sun’s light is blocked by the Moon
 Moon’s shadow on Earth
 Sun, Moon and Earth are in line
 Moon’s Shadow on Earth
 Solar Eclipse
 68) A Solar eclipse occurs only during
which phase of the moon? New Moon
 What is a Lunar Eclipse?
 Sun’s light is blocked by the Earth
 Earth’s shadow on Moon
 Sun, Earth and Moon are in line
 Earth’s Shadow on Moon
 Lunar Eclipse
 During a Lunar Eclipse

the Sun turns the Moon

blood red!
 69) A Lunar eclipse occurs only during
which phase of the moon? Full Moon
Why doesn’t a lunar
eclipse occur every
month during the full
moon?
Moon Stats Moon’s orbit around Earth is inclined
about 5 degrees to Earth’s plane
of orbit around the Sun

Ecliptic plane Moon’s orbital plane

Moon
Sun Earth

Image created by LPI staff

  70) Why doesn’t a lunar eclipse occur
every month during the full moon? The
moon’s orbit around the Earth is at a slight
tilt compared to the Earth’s orbit around
the sun. The Earth is not directly between
the Sun and the moon during every Full
Moon phase.
 Why doesn’t a solar
eclipse occur every
month during the new
moon?
 71) Why doesn’t a solar eclipse occur
every month during the new moon? The
moon’s orbit around the Earth is at a slight
tilt compared to the Earth’s orbit around
the sun. The Moon is not directly between
the Sun and the Earth during every New
Moon phase.