What is Eclipse?
. When the light of the sun or the moon is obscured by another body the sun or moon is said to be in eclipse .
Lunar Eclipse . When the earth comes between the sun , the shadow cast by the earth on the moon results in a lunar eclipse . Lunar eclipse occurs only on a full moon day but not on every full moon day .
Solar Eclipse . When the moon comes between the sun and the earth , it causes obstruction of the sun's light when viewed from earth , and is called solar eclipse . A solar eclipse occurs on a new moon day when the moon is in line with the sun . However , solar eclipse does not occur on every new moon day .