why does solar eclipse occur every month even though the moon passes between the sun and earth every 29 and half days?
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The plane of the moon's orbit is inclined at 5 degrees to the ecliptic (Earth's orbital plane). ... The moon takes about a month to orbit around the Earth. If the moon orbited in the same plane as the ecliptic – Earth's orbital plane – we would have a minimum of two eclipses every month.
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