AstroLab
A solar eclipse from the Moon
Earth passes in front of the Sun
From the near side of the Moon, watch Earth cover the Sun on 14 March 2025. First contact occurs about three seconds after playback starts, at ten simulated minutes per second.
Why explore it?
On Earth, the same alignment produces a lunar eclipse. Here Earth looks about three and a half times wider than the Sun. Geometry calculated from 0° N, 0° E; Earth’s atmosphere and the solar corona are not simulated in this view.