Moon - page 2

difference between lunar eclipse and no moon
Lunar Eclipse is when the earth comes between sun and the moon blocking any sunlight from reaching the moon whereas New Moon occurs when during the mo...
why does the moon go dark during an eclipse?
The Moon does not have any light of its own—it shines because its surface reflects sunlight. During a total lunar eclipse, the Earth moves between the...
is a new moon a solar eclipse
Eclipses do not happen at every new moon, of course. This is because the moon's orbit is tilted just over 5 degrees relative to Earth's orbit around t...
lunar eclipse vs new moon vs solar eclipse
A solar eclipse happens at the new moon phase, when the moon passes between the sun and Earth. A lunar eclipse happens at the opposite moon phase – at...