Do solar eclipses occur at the full moon or at the new moon?

Question: Explain why.

Answer:
New moon. For a solar eclipse to occur, the moon has to be between the sun and the earth, that means it receives light only on the far side, and that the near side is in darkness. And that is the definition of a new moon.

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New moon.

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new moon when it seems there is no moon

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