Which statements are true about the phenomena that occurs between the sun, earth, and moon? the position of the moon in relation to the earth and sun at a given point determines its phase. a lunar eclipse occurs when a full moon passes directly behind earth and is covered in earth's shadow. on earth, one day is the time it takes earth to orbit the sun one time. tides are caused by the gravitational pulls between the earth and the sun. the time it takes earth to revolve once around the sun is a year. a solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the earth and sun.