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A Solar eclipse, equinox, and a supermoon all occur on the same day.
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Solar eclipse of March 20, 2015
Total eclipse
A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Friday, March 20, 2015, with a magnitude of 1.0445. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Equinox
Semi-annual astronomical event where the Sun is directly above the Earth's equator
A solar equinox is a moment in time when the Sun appears directly above the equator, rather than to its north or south. On the day of the equinox, the Sun appears to rise directly east and set directly west. This occurs twice each year, around 20 March and 23 September.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Supermoon
Full or new moon which appears larger
A supermoon is a full moon or a new moon that nearly coincides with perigee—the closest that the Moon comes to the Earth in its orbit—resulting in a slightly larger-than-usual apparent size of the lunar disk as viewed from Earth. The technical name is a perigee syzygy or a full…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)