Lunar eclipses happen at Full Moon

On the occasion of the total lunar eclipse on January 31, 2018, we present some handy eclipse 101: Did you know that lunar eclipses can only happen at Full Moon, when the Moon is on the night side of Earth and the Earth's shadow falls on the Moon?

Follow our lunar eclipse LIVE stream on January 31, 2018: https://www.timeanddate.com/live/

So why isn't every Full Moon eclipsed? https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/total-lunar-eclipse.html
Animation: Where's the Moon now? https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/location.html
Lunar eclipse preview with local times & animations: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2018-january-31

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