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Why solar eclipse does not happen on the same day every month ie twelve times in a year?

April 26, 2017Eclipse month solar times year

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Why solar eclipse does not happen on the same day every month ie twelve times in a year?

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We don’t get eclipses every month because the plane of the Moon’s orbit isn’t quite the same as the plane of the Earth’s orbit. Most times when the Sun, Earth and Moon line up, it only ALMOST lines up; the Moon is a little above the Earth, or a little below it.