A new moon is when the moon is between the sun and earth. A full moon is when the moon is behind the earth, and a lunar eclipse is when the earth blocks the sun on the moon during a full moon cycle.
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FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Lunar eclipse? As in a new moon that happens every month?
piccolo@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
a new moon only blocks the sun periodically because the moon’s orbit has a 5 degree inclination:
Eiri@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
What would be a solar eclipse though
shottymcb@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Solar eclipse is when the moon is between the sun and the earth. Lunar eclipse is when the earth is between the moon and the sun. A “new moon” is just when the side of the moon that we can see isn’t facing the sun.
superkret@feddit.org 4 weeks ago
When the moon is directly between the earth and the sun, during the day.
brisk@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
No. “New moon” is just the night side of the moon facing us. A lunar eclipse is when the Earth blocks sunlight from the moon, which can only occur on a full moon approximately every six months.