<p>There wouldn't be a direct correlation between the equinox and the moon's orbit, so there really isn't any special - it's just a coincidence.</p>

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<p><a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/150318-total-solar-eclipse-equinox-supermoon-astronomy-spring/" rel="noreferrer">Today</a> (March 20, 2015) is seeing a rare combination of the spring equinox, a total solar eclipse, and a supermoon.  I am wondering if there is anything special astronomically about all three of these happening at the same time, like is the equinox a particularly more or less likely time for solar eclipses to happen (my guess is that it has no impact eclipses).  </p>

<p>The supermoon/<strong>total</strong> solar eclipse combination doesn't seem surprising to me, since if the opposite were to happen (moon far away and solar eclipse) we would end up with an annular eclipse instead of a total eclipse.</p>

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Since the equinox and the orbit of the moon have no connection, then I would believe that having a solar eclipse on the day of the equinox would have the same probability as having a solar eclipse on your birthday.
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Total solar eclipse, supermoon, and spring equinox all happening at the same time: anything special about this?
NeutronStar
# Total solar eclipse, supermoon, and spring equinox all happening at the same time: anything special about this?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-03-21)

[Today](http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/150318-total-solar-eclipse-equinox-supermoon-astronomy-spring/) (March 20, 2015) is seeing a rare combination of the spring equinox, a total solar eclipse, and a supermoon. I am wondering if there is anything special astronomically about all three of these happening at the same time, like is the equinox a particularly more or less likely time for solar eclipses to happen (my guess is that it has no impact eclipses).

The supermoon/**total** solar eclipse combination doesn't seem surprising to me, since if the opposite were to happen (moon far away and solar eclipse) we would end up with an annular eclipse instead of a total eclipse.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Since the equinox and the orbit of the moon have no connection, then I would believe that having a solar eclipse on the day of the equinox would have the same probability as having a solar eclipse on your birthday.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-08-20. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

There wouldn't be a direct correlation between the equinox and the moon's orbit, so there really isn't any special - it's just a coincidence.


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