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Total and Partial Lunar Eclipse

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On Full moon or New moon sun,moon,earth come in a line, then why it is not known as eclipse?

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Solution

NEW MOON occurs when earth is between moon and sun
SOLAR ECLIPSE occurs when moon is between earth and sun
LUNAR ECLIPSE occurs when the Earth's shadow falls on the moon.
so new moon is not called eclipse

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