Solar vs Lunar Eclipse (simple) — free printable diagram

About this illustration

A side-by-side comparison diagram of solar and lunar eclipses. The left panel shows a solar eclipse with the alignment Sun–Moon–Earth, labelling the umbra (total) and penumbra (partial) shadow regions cast by the Moon onto Earth, plus a viewer inset showing the Sun appearing as a dark circle with a corona ring. The right panel shows a lunar eclipse with the alignment Sun–Earth–Moon, labelling the umbra (total) and penumbra (partial) shadow regions cast by Earth onto the Moon, plus a viewer inset showing the Moon appearing red or dark. Both panels use cartoon-style celestial bodies with yellow directional arrows indicating sunlight.

How to use

1. 1Right-click the image and choose “Save image as”, or use the download button.
2. 2Use it in your classroom worksheets, slides or printables — free under CC BY-NC 4.0.
3. 3Attribute as “Image by Kuraplan” or link back to kuraplan.com. Not for commercial resale.