eli5 Why do solar and lunar eclipse happen at such low numbers inspite the moon completing a revolution of the earth every month?

Question

If the moon is completing the rotation of the earth every month shouldn’t eclipse be a monthly phenomenon

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Answer 1

The moon’s orbit is tilted with respect to the Earth and the Sun. This means that most of the time, when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, or the Earth is between the Moon and the Sun, the moon is actually “above” or “below” when viewed from the side, which means the shadow is also “above” or “below,” and thus there’s no eclipse. [This video might help explain it.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9TM-67pRDA)