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Revision as of 00:12, 3 November 2002 by Lir (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)From Earth, a lunar eclipse occurs when Sun, Earth and Moon are in a single line with Earth in the middle. If this occurs, the Moon (or part of it) does not receive light from the Sun because it is in the shadow of the Earth, and thus the Moon becomes invisible even though there would normally have been a full moon.
Lunar eclipses are only possible when there is full moon.