Shadows. All eclipses are shadows.
A lunar eclipse is the shadow of the Earth on the Moon.
A solar eclipse is a shadow of the Moon on the Earth.
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Solar Eclipse
A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes through Earth's shadow.
When the moon is in earth's shadow, a lunar eclipse occurs. When the earth is in the moon's shadow, a solar eclipse occurs. The moon has no 'control' over either of these events.
Solar eclipse
This is known as a Solar eclipse, as opposed to a Lunar Eclipse.