Why do solar eclipses occur on new moon days?
The new moon is the monthly phase of the moon where it is completely unlit (or as near to being completely unlit as possible that month). If you think about it, this is going to happen when the moon is between the earth and the sun. New moon happens when it is as close as it can be to casting a shadow on the earth. The moon doesn’t cast a shadow on the earth every month, because of the relationship of the orbits of earth and moon. Every now and then, the moon does cast a shadow on the earth at the time of new moon. When this happens, the moon is eclipsing the sun. There are several kinds of solar eclipse, and few things are as beautiful or as awesome as a total solar eclipse.
