a total solar eclipse. But because the moon's orbit is tilted with respect to the Earth, this alignment does not occur every month. Here are the moon phases for 2024, according to NASA's SKYCAL.

Solar eclipses occur when the moon gets between Earth and the sun. This causes the moon to cast a shadow onto Earth. A solar ...

During this eclipse ... After that, the moon will continue on its way, making its third contact. Once again, you'll briefly see "Baily's beads" (your solar filters should go on again).

You can see a new moon when it crosses the face of the sun during a solar eclipse. New moons occur approximately once every month because that's roughly how long it takes for the moon to orbit Earth.

That means the moon's path through the sky intersects the sun twice in each orbit—each month—but it must be at its new or full phase to cause a solar or a lunar eclipse. This scenario happens ...