How can the moon cover the sun during a total solar eclipse? A curious coincidence makes this possible. The sun is 400 times the diameter of our moon, but it is also 400 times farther away from us, so both bodies appear to be the same size in the sky and the moon perfectly covers the sun. 🌑 ☀️ We have two upcoming opportunities to experience solar eclipses. First up on October 14 is an annular eclipse. Because the moon is a bit farther away from the earth it won’t completely cover the sun, crea