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The earth does not block the sun during *most* full moons because it is not *directly* between the sun and moon.

If the earth does block the sun from the moon, then the earth must be directly between the sun and moon. This will happen at full moon, since the three must be in a line, and you would see the full moon, then the eclipse, then the moon fully illuminated again.

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