https://www.khanacademy.org/science/middle-school-earth-and-space-science/x87d03b443efbea0a:the-earth-sun-moon-system/x87d03b443efbea0a:solar-eclipses/v/solar-eclipses 2022-10-18T23:43:41.917641962Z Solar eclipses A solar eclipse occurs when the moon casts a shadow on part of Earth. For those inside the shadow, the sun's disk is fully blocked from view. Solar eclipses can occur only during a new moon, when the moon and the sun are on the same side of Earth. Khan Academy video https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka_thumbnails_cache/4c74c630-bd3c-43e4-96a5-25e3325fe286_1280_720_base.png Solar eclipses A solar eclipse occurs when the moon casts a shadow on part of Earth. For those inside the shadow, the sun's disk is fully blocked from view. Solar eclipses can occur only during a new moon, when the moon and the sun are on the same side of Earth. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/cVh7sTN-uNc.mp4/cVh7sTN-uNc.mp4 200 Solar Eclipse https://www.khanacademy.org/science/middle-school-earth-and-space-science/x87d03b443efbea0a:the-earth-sun-moon-system/x87d03b443efbea0a:solar-eclipses/e/understand-solar-eclipses 2026-02-24T04:40:38.184396459Z Understand: solar eclipses Check your understanding of solar eclipses in this set of free practice questions aligned to NGSS standards. Lauren Rosebrugh exercise