The total lunar eclipse isn't the only thing coming this month. A partial solar eclipse is set to appear in skies later in March.

Cloudy weather could be a concern for the total lunar eclipse forming Thursday night into Friday morning. Here's all you need to know.

However, one key question forms the basis of the conversation: What's the difference between a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse? Here's everything you need to know about how the positions of Earth, the moon and the sun combine to create some of the sky's most spectacular events.