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At what angle does the Sun, Moon and Earth have to be, to cause a Lunar Eclipse?

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A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon is directly on the opposite side on the sun in the sky. But, the only difference from this and a Full Moon is, the Moon is tilted at 5 degrees from Earth's orbit to the sun (5 degrees to the eliptic). When this happens, the Moon passes under the Sun's shadow.

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