Question

Solar eclipse takes place on:

• A. Full moon
• B. half moon
• C. crescent moon
• D. new moon

Answer 1

The correct option is D

new moon

1. The shadow cast by the heavenly bodies on each other is called an eclipse.
2. If the shadow of the Earth falls on the Moon, the lunar eclipse takes place.
3. If the shadow of the moon falls on the earth, then the sun is not visible for some time and a solar eclipse takes place.
4. A solar eclipse can only occur during the new moon phase, when the moon passes squarely between the sun and the Earth, casting its shadows on the planet's surface.

Hence, option D is correct.