Ko te āhuatanga ka hua ake i te wā e nuku ai tētahi aorangi, tētahi amiorangi rānei ki roto i te ātārangi o tētahi atu. E rua ngā āraitanga matua, ko te āraitanga o te Rā (ka kīia ko te āraitanga kōmaru, te ‘Rā kūtia’ rānei) me te āraitanga Marama (ka kīia ko te pounga).
The phenomenon that occurs when a planet or satellite moves into the shadow of another.There are two main types of eclipse – the solar eclipse and the lunar eclipse.
ārai - screen, veil, curtain, blind
E hia ngā āraitanga o te Rā i ia tau?
Tuhia he whakaahua hei whakaatu i te āraitanga o te Rā.
Mēnā e noho mai ana te Rā, a Papatūānuku me te Marama ki tētahi rārangi torotika, kātahi ka hua mai ai he āraitanga.