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Why do lunar and solar eclipses not happen every month?

Eclipses only occur during full and new moons.
Earth rotates around its axis faster than the moon.
The moon and Earth only travel through the penumbras.
The moon’s axis does not always align with Earth’s shadow.

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Eclipses only occur during full and new moons. Earth rotates around its axis faster than the moon. ... The moon's axis does not always align with Earth's shadow.

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The moon's axis does not always align with Earth's shadow.

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The Earth goes around the Sun, while the moon goes around the Earth, so all of them lining up exactly doesn't happen that much. I also jus got it right.

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