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solar eclipseclick to hear

Obscuration of the Sun brought about by the passage of the Moon between Earth and the Sun.
solar eclipse Moon Sun Moon’s orbit Earth umbra shadow penumbra shadow Earth’s orbit

Sun click to hear

Light source eclipsed by the Moon.

Moon’s orbit click to hear

Elliptical path of the Moon revolving around Earth under the effect of gravitation.

Earth click to hear

Third planet from the Sun, Earth takes a full day to rotate once on itself, one year to revolve once around the Sun.

umbra shadow click to hear

On Earth, the observer in this region will see a total or annular eclipse.

penumbra shadow click to hear

On Earth, the observer in this region will see a partial eclipse.

Earth’s orbit click to hear

Elliptical path of Earth revolving around the Sun under the effect of gravitation.