Annular Solar Eclipse What is an Eclipse? An eclipse happens when the moon while orbiting the Earth, comes in between the sun and the Earth, due to which the moon blocks the sun’s light from reaching the Earth, causing an eclipse of the sun or a solar eclipse. Solar Eclipse Three types of eclipses Total Solar Eclipse-Moon completely covers the Sun. It is visible only from a small area on Earth. A total solar eclipse happens when the Sun, Moon and Earth are in a direct line. The second type of a solar eclipse is a partial solar eclipse, in which the shadow of the Moon appears on a small part of the Sun. The third kind is an Annular Solar Eclipse, which happens when the Moon is farthest from the Earth, which is why it seems smaller. The Moon covers the centre of the Sun, giving the appearance of a bright ring. The key difference between Annular and Total is that the Moon is further away from the Earth during an Annular as compared to a Total Eclipse. There are no ...