What are the relative positions of the Sun, Moon and Earth during a Lunar Eclipse?

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Skittles
Dec 12, 2017

The Earth is in-between the Sun and the moon.

Explanation:

A lunar eclipse is when the Earth passes between the moon and the sun, casting a shadow on the moon. This can only occur when the sun, Earth and moon are aligned exactly, or very closely so, with the Earth in the middle.

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