solar+eclipse+and+lunar+eclipse

Sun, Moon, Earth. A solar eclipse can only happen at new moon when the moon passes between the Earth and Sun.
 * Solar Eclipse:**



Sun, Earth, Moon. A lunar eclipse can only happen at full moon, and only if the moon passes through some portion of the Earth's shadow.
 * Lunar Eclipse:**

A solar eclipse is an eclipse of the sun and a lunar eclipse is an eclipse of the earth's shadow.