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12 years ago
What conditions are necessary for a total solar eclipse. 
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The Moon must be at new phase (directly between earth and the Sun), it must also be both at the closer distance in its orbit and on the ecliptic (crossing a node).  Only people on those parts of the earth where the Moon's unbral shadow passes will see a total solar eclipse. 
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