since the moon takes less than a month to revolve completely around the Earth, wouldn’t it make sense that at some point it is between the earth and sun somewhat frequently?
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The moons orbit around the earth is NOT coplanar with the earth’s orbit around the sun. It is “tilted” at a 5 degree angle (approx). So the moon’s orbit passes through the plane of the earth’s orbit twice a rotation. But the majority of the time, it does not occlude the sun so solar eclipses don’t occur every time the moon passes the earth’s orbital plane.
The moons orbit around the earth is NOT coplanar with the earth’s orbit around the sun. It is “tilted” at a 5 degree angle (approx). So the moon’s orbit passes through the plane of the earth’s orbit twice a rotation. But the majority of the time, it does not occlude the sun so solar eclipses don’t occur every time the moon passes the earth’s orbital plane.
The moons orbit around the earth is NOT coplanar with the earth’s orbit around the sun. It is “tilted” at a 5 degree angle (approx). So the moon’s orbit passes through the plane of the earth’s orbit twice a rotation. But the majority of the time, it does not occlude the sun so solar eclipses don’t occur every time the moon passes the earth’s orbital plane.
Also as a side note to what others have said:
Solar eclipses are probably more common than you think. But since they are only visible from a small part of the world when they happen, it just is pretty unlikely to have a solar eclipse that ALSO casts its shadow directly over you.
Also as a side note to what others have said:
Solar eclipses are probably more common than you think. But since they are only visible from a small part of the world when they happen, it just is pretty unlikely to have a solar eclipse that ALSO casts its shadow directly over you.
Also as a side note to what others have said:
Solar eclipses are probably more common than you think. But since they are only visible from a small part of the world when they happen, it just is pretty unlikely to have a solar eclipse that ALSO casts its shadow directly over you.
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