Noun
the moon interrupts light from the sun
Source: WordNetThe Venus transit is not a spectacle the way a total solar eclipse is a spectacle. Neil deGrasse Tyson
When the moon covers the sun, we have a solar eclipse. What do you call it when birds do that? Kim Young-ha
Yes, I am Irish and Indian, which would be the coolest blend in the world if my parents were around to teach me how to be Irish and Indian. But they're not here and haven't been for years, so I'm not really Irish or Indian. I am a blank sky, a human solar eclipse. Sherman Alexie
Many times our media is confused. They say an US observatory has informed us about lunar and solar eclipse on a particular date. Don't look at an observatory, ask any pandit next to you. They will open the 'Panchang' and tell you the dates of eclipses 100 year ago and 100 years hence. Rajnath Singh
2079 * May 1 - A total solar eclipse is predicted for New York City in the United States, as well as Nova Scotia in Canada. citation * June 6 - The smalldatetime fields in SQL -Server databases will wrap around to January 1, 1900. Source: Internet
A lunar eclipse lasts for a few hours, whereas a total solar eclipse lasts for only a few minutes at any given place, due to the smaller size of the Moon's shadow. Source: Internet