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Solar Eclipse
When moon comes between the sun and the earth, solar eclipse occurs, because the

moon blocks the sunlight reaching the earth. At the same time of its occurrence, for a
while, people in certain parts of earth cannot see the sun at all or just partially. A solar
eclipse takes place only on a New Moon Day.

Moon

Total Solar
Eclipse
Sun

Solar Eclipse

Do You Know? Factual Study
• A solar eclipse always occurs two Bright light of the sun might
weeks before or after a lunar harm our eyes. Therefore, while
eclipse. observing the solar eclipse, we
• When two full moons occur in
a single month, the second full must always remember to wear
moon is called a ‘blue moon’. ultra-violet rays (UV) protected
dark glasses.
Lunar Eclipse

Lunar eclipse occurs when the earth comes between the sun and the moon and the
earth’s shadow falls on the moon. In some parts of earth, moon is not at all visible
because the light from the sun does not reach the moon. This is known as total lunar

eclipse. While people living in some other parts of the earth can see only a part of the
moon. For those people, it will be a partial lunar eclipse.

Total Lunar
Earth Eclipse

Moon

Sun

Lunar Eclipse

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