Do lunar and solar eclipses have any noticeable affect on humans?
542159
Yes, people spend a disproportionate amount of time looking at the sky. :)
1148911
This happens every day... The sun is always visible to us on Earth.  Only durring a solar eclipse is the sun not visible to us.  And the stars are always there but you can't see them with the sun becuase the sun out shines the ohter stars.
283639
A lunar eclipse is much slower than a solar eclipse when viewed from Earth. On average a lunar eclipse is visible from a point on earth for between 4 and 5 hours, a solar eclipse usually lasts 90 minutes.
48487
Just a theory, but, the affect of the moon on the human body has been corilated with the affect of the moon on the oceans tides.  The theory states that the human body, being mostly water, responds to the same gravitational affect as the oceans.  The term Lunacy refers to the affect of the moon on a human.  Not sure if there is any hard evidence to sugest this may be an actual physical occurance, but thats the theory.
470838
Well the weather has great effect on the human mind...\n\nFor example when the moon is full it has been proven that humans have more mood swings...Your more likly to run into someone grumpy and irritated on a full moon...Whats really funny is that its not actually the moon...the moon changes the tides of the ocean...And thats what causes the mood swings...\n\nNow lets take your example...When it is bad weather outside...Most of the time humans feel bored,sad, or even lonly....The feel stuck inside,helpless, or even sleepy.....There are the occasional few that love the rain and want to go and play in it...But most rather not...Those fellings are because of the decision of staying inside...\n\nIn conclusion the weather effects the desicions that a human may make...And depending on the decision you make will set your mood and thought process...\n\nSo go play in the rain...Youll see what i mean...
618183
They are not the same.  During a full solar eclipse, the moon's shadow is only a spot on earth because the moon is much smaller than the earth, you have to be inside that spot on earth to see the full solar eclipse.\n\nDuring a full lunar eclipse, the earth's shadow covers the entire moon, and you don't see the moon no matter where on earth you are.
140628
All attempts to find a direct correlation between phases of the moon and weather have been unsuccessful.  Direct correlation has been found between phases of the moon and patient cases in hospital emergency rooms, but no cause and effect has been attributed.
499567
no it's not cos of the earth's shadow on the moon. its cos of the position of the sun and the angle at which the sun's rays hit the moon. the moon moves around the earth. if it moves further from the sun, less light will be reflected and you see a half-moon or quarter-moon.\n\nas u know, the light hte moon 'projects' is actually the reflection of light. the moon isnt a source of light. \n\nwhen the sun is directly behind the moon, and it shines on the 'back' of the moon, this causes an eclipse cos ppl on earth can only see a dark circle (the moon - as it does not reflect light in this case) and a whitish circle around the moon (the sun's rays)\n\nhope this helps!! :D
906326
Parallax.  By coincidence, the Sun is about 400 times as far away as the Moon and also 400 times the diameter, so it appears about the same size.  If I see a total solar eclipse here in NZ, then anywhere else in the world, the Moon won't be directly in front of the Sun.  For instance, the 1999 total eclipse of the Sun started in Nova Scotia.  Before that, it was only visible from space.   The path of totality crossed the Atlantic, Europe, Turkey, the Middle East, Iran, India and then left the surface of the Earth again.
1080564
ok...this is a little complicated. when there is a solar eclipse, only a certain section of the earth can see it because of the angle of light from the sun going around the moon. i cant remember the terminology, but if you look it up on the internet, you could probably find it.
297101
It's difficult to appreciate just how bright the sun is.  Even with the sun 90% covered by the moon, there isn't a strong change in the brightness at the earth's surface beneath it -- less than when the sun is covered by clouds.  Viewing less than 1% of the sun's surface with the naked eye can cause damage.  If you are looking at the sun up to the point of a total solar eclipse, you'll be looking at more than 1% of it until very close to totality.  Also, when the eclipse is finished, enough of the sun to cause eye damage becomes visible very quickly.  Even though it's safe to look at it when the eclipse is total, there isn't sufficient time on either end of totality to cover your eye in order to prevent damage.\n\nAlso, if you are only where the sun is partially covered, definitely do not look at the eclipse.  Use a pinhole camera, or other similar method.  See the link below for a list.  You wouldn't happen to be where you can see the solar eclipse this Wednesday, would you?
1105769
Having their own moon might affect it...
154230
if you mean like a new moon (solar eclipse) <every new moon, and a full mooon (lunar eclipse) <every full moon:\n\nbecause the earth and moon are not on the same plane, and the moon is in a higher altitude than earth, and the moon only crosses sometimes into the earth's plane with the sun.
505665
No, the moon's plane is on a 5-degree tilt from the earth-sun plane, which means the moon is slightly above or below the earth most of the time.  We only experience eclipses when the moon just happens to be passing through (on its way from below or from above the earth) to the other extreme, and the sun happens to be in line.  Eclipses are fairly rare.\n\n\n***BTW, Melindora is wrong... total solar and total lunar eclipses happen on the earth about once every 12-18 months.  They are not always easy to get to, as the eclipse path might be in Antarctica or somewhere.  Partial eclipses happen even more often.
201421
Solar Eclipse only occur in New Moons because that's the only time when the moon is in the same direction as the Sun in relation to the Earth.  So, why doesn't a solar eclipse happen every New Moon, well, in most of the New Moons, the Moon is slightly below or above the Sun, this means that the Moon misses the line between the Sun and the Earth.  But occasionally, that Moon comes and blocks the electromagnetic radiation from the Sun and you got a solar eclipse.
782867
no.  it affects the tides in a big way though, which can lead to weather.  But the moon doesn't affect our weather directly
788422
B4, the women's period cycle was affected by the moon...it followed the moon's 28 day cycle.  But now, w/ artificial light, the moon doesnt have that full power on us females anymore.  Now we just have watever cycle we have.\n\nOther than that, I dont know any other moon effects...but if there were effects, it'd probably be something that would affect both genders..\n\nOh, on some educational channel (national geographic?), they say that crimes happen more often and hospitals are busier on the full moon.  But that's all I know.