<P> A solar eclipse ( as seen from the planet Earth ) is a type of eclipse that occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth , and when 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 referred to as syzygy . In a total eclipse , the disk of the Sun is fully obscured by the Moon . In partial and annular eclipses , only part of the Sun is obscured . </P>
<P> A solar eclipse ( as seen from the planet Earth ) is a type of eclipse that occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth , and when 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 referred to as syzygy . In a total eclipse , the disk of the Sun is fully obscured by the Moon . In partial and annular eclipses , only part of the Sun is obscured . </P>
where is the moon located during a solar eclipse
where is the moon located during a solar eclipse
between the Sun and Earth
between the Sun and Earth