solar eclipse![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Obscuration of the Sun brought about by the passage of the Moon between Earth and the Sun.
Moon ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Natural satellite of Earth.
Sun ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Light source eclipsed by the Moon.
Moon’s orbit ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Elliptical path of the Moon revolving around Earth under the effect of gravitation.
Earth ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
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](/images/speaker.jpg)
On Earth, the observer in this region will see a total or annular eclipse.
penumbra shadow ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
On Earth, the observer in this region will see a partial eclipse.
Earth’s orbit ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Elliptical path of Earth revolving around the Sun under the effect of gravitation.