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.
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