2006-10-11 20:21:40 · 4 answers · asked by julie_pacific 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Are you 5? Lunar eclipse is when earth is directly between the sun and the moon and a shadow is cast onto the moon. This happens during a full moon...
A new moon is when the moon is between the sun and earth...that's why we can't see it...
2006-10-11 20:25:39 · answer #1 · answered by stowchick01 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Moon shines by the light it receives from the sun. New Moon occurs when the Moon is directly in front of the sun. The side visible to us gets no light. New Moon occurs once a ( lunar) month.
A lunar eclipse takes place when the earth comes right between the sun and the Moon, so that the earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon.
During new Moon , the lunar side facing the sun is lit. During a lunar eclipse, sunlight does not reach Moon at all.
2006-10-12 10:42:10 · answer #2 · answered by Rajesh Kochhar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
*sputters*
A new moon is too close to the sun to be seen.
A lunar eclipse is when the earth passes inbetween the moon and the sun. The earth blocks the light coming from the sun and casts its shadow on the moon.
2006-10-13 14:46:33 · answer #3 · answered by astronomychica 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lunar eclipse is a lot rarer and the earths shadow is blocking the sun from reaching the moon. during a new moon the sunlight that is reflected off the moon is reflected back towards the sun.
2006-10-12 18:56:31 · answer #4 · answered by t2d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋