![]() ![]() The Earth blocks some of the Sun’s light from directly reaching the Moon’s surface and covers all or part of the Moon. The Moon shines because its surface reflects the Sun’s rays. Lunar eclipses occur on a full moon night when the earth is precisely positioned between the sun and the moon. ![]() We have at least 4-7 times (lunar and solar eclipses) in a year. This tilt is the reason we do not have eclipses every month. The Moon’s orbit around the Earth is tilted, compared to the Earth’s orbit around the Sun. When the Earth’s shadow falls on the Moon a lunar eclipse occurs. The Moon orbits around the Earth, and when the Moon, Earth, and Sun are imperfectly aligned to cast a shadow on Earth or Moon, it causes an eclipse. Eclipses and transits are astronomical events where a celestial body partially or totally covers another celestial object.
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