Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

General Awareness

Question:

Lunar Eclipse can occur on which of the following day?

Options:

Full Moon Day

New Mon Day

Gibbous Moon day

Half Moon day

Correct Answer:

Full Moon Day

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) - Full Moon Day

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow. This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are exactly or very closely aligned (in syzygy) with Earth between the other two, which can happen only on the night of a full moon.