I understand there are normal phases where the moon is partially covered by the Earth’s shadow, how can it be completely covered one night and full the nights before and after? What happens during an eclipse where the moon can go through all the phases in a few hours, and then go back to full tonight and normal decreasing/increasing phases each night?
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Is you need to go and look for the moon every day and night for 28 days and keep a diary.
A full moon won’t be seen during the day (full moon at night no moon during the day) and during a new moon,
No moon during the night, but you will see part of the moon during the day (and when that path crosses the sun you get a solar eclipse)
As the moon moves between phases you will see more or less of the moon each day/night.
To make it more interesting, the moon wobbles on its orbit, so sometimes it’s more north or south of the “solar plane” which is why you don’t get a solar or Luna eclipse every month (and sometimes years apart)
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