A lunar eclipse only occurs on a full moon. In addition, the sun, earth and moon must be exactly in line in space. But that rarely happens. “The reason for this is that the orbit of the moon around the earth is inclined by about five degrees compared to the orbit of the earth around the sun, in which the earth’s shadow is located,” according to the German Weather Service. The next total lunar eclipse in Germany is on March 13, 2025.
The day when the moon eclipses for us (2)
