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Why is the phase of the moon important for a lunar eclipse to occur?

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The moonlight we see on Earth is sunlight reflected off the Moon's grayish-white surface. The amount of Moon we see changes over the month — lunar phases — because the Moon orbits Earth and Earth orbits the Sun. ... During a lunar eclipse, Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon, blocking the sunlight falling on the Moon.

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