![]() ![]() ![]() A lunar eclipse can only happen at a full moon. The full moon phase happens when the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun, called opposition. A Full Moon is when we can see the entire half of the Moon.The waxing gibbous phase happens between the first quarter and full moon phases. A waxing gibbous moon is when more than half of the lit portion of the Moon can be seen and the shape increases ("waxes") in size from one day to the next.The first quarter moon (or a half moon) is when half of the lit portion of the Moon is visible after the waxing crescent phase.This phase is usually only seen in the west. A waxing crescent moon is when the Moon looks like a crescent and the crescent increases ("waxes") in size from one day to the next.A solar eclipse can only happen at the new moon. The new moon phase happens when the Moon is directly between the Earth and Sun. A new moon is when the Moon cannot be seen because we are looking at the unlit half of the Moon.
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