Solar eclipse takes place on:

new moon day

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full moon day

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any day

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just before the sunset or after the sun rise

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The correct option is A new moon day
As seen from the Earth, a solar eclipse is a type of eclipse that occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, and the Moon fully or partially blocks ('occults') the Sun. This can happen only at new moon, when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction as seen from Earth in an alignment.

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