When the moon blocks out the sun, it is called a solar eclipse. This occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, temporarily blocking the sunlight.
Eclipse of the moon.
When the moon blocks the sun's light to the earth, it is a solar eclipse. This occurs when the moon moves between the sun and the earth, casting a shadow on the earth and temporarily blocking the sun's light.
A solar eclipse happens if the moon, in its orbit around the earth, is located in the direct line of sight from the earth to the sun. The effect would be that the moon blocks the view of the sun.
The Sun and moon will never meet
The moon comes and blocks the sun and turns all black
When the moon blocks out the sun, it is called a solar eclipse. This occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, temporarily blocking the sunlight.
The earth's shadow blocks the light from the sun from reaching the moon, so we can no longer see it.
THE MOON. AS EARTH ROTATE AROUND THE SUN, OUR MOON SLIGHTLY COMES IN FRONT OF THE SUN WHICH BLOCKS THE SUNLIGHT
A solar eclipse can only occur during a new moon, which is the only lunar phase when the moon is positioned between the Earth and the sun.
Because - a lunar eclipse is when Earth blocks the sun's rays from hitting the moon. This can only happen when the sun, Earth and the moon are nearly perfectly aligned (meaning when Earth comes between the sun and moon - which is when we have a full moon.)
When the moon blocks the Sun's light from reaching Earth, and also when our planet Earth blocks the Sun's light from reaching the moon.
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the earth blocks the sun and moon
Earth blocks the moon from getting any of the Sun's light. So it happens only once in awhile.
Eclipse of the moon.
To the naked eye, yes, in fact the moon blocks out the sun in solar eclipses, and the moon blocks the sun in lunar eclipses. But in real life as viewed with NASA's equipment, no.