It's given in a video that when the earth comes in middle of the moon and the sun,Full moon is formed.But when this happens,won't the shadow of the earth fall on moon which causes lunar eclipse?

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Yes , in case of total lunar eclipse , earth's full shadow i.e umbral shadow will fall on the moon.

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It's given in a video that when the earth comes in middle of the moon and the sun,Full moon is formed.But when this happens,won't the shadow of the earth fall on moon which causes lunar eclipse?

Dear Student, Yes , in case of total lunar eclipse , earth's full shadow i.e umbral shadow will fall on the moon.

Dear Student,

Yes , in case of total lunar eclipse , earth's full shadow i.e umbral shadow will fall on the moon.