During a solar eclipse, the moon passes between Earth and the sun, blotting out light. In August, all of America will be able to see a total or partial eclipse.
The August 21 eclipse will cross the U.S. from west to east. People along the dark line (the "path of totality") will be in the right alignment to witness a total solar eclipse; for the rest of us, the moon will only partially block the sun's light.
The moon "rises" in the East because of the way the Earth spins. Looking down at Earth's North Pole, we see that Earth's counterclockwise pirouette brings "A" into sight of the moon before "B."
Another view showing how A, which is east of B, gets to see the moon rise first.
The moon circles Earth in a counterclockwise direction, moving faster than the Earth spins. So it moves west to east across the sky (from B to A).
Another view of the Moon's counterclockwise orbit around Earth.
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