The overall solar eclipse will show up in places on the course of totality. (Image credit: Michael Zeiler/GreatAmericanEclipse. com)
It’s lastly here: Today, (April 8) an overall solar eclipse will pass throughout the skies North America, offering more than 33 million individuals residing in 15 U.S. specifies an uncommon view of the totally-obstructed sun, and– weather condition allowing– a taste of some seriously unusual eclipse phenomena.
If you’re questioning where the overall and partial stages of the eclipse will show up, fortunately is that nearly everybody in the adjoining U.S. will have the ability to see the celestial phenomenon to some level. For a more in-depth view of the eclipse’s course, take an appearance at these useful eclipse maps, courtesy of GreatAmericanEclipse.com.
Solar eclipse 2024 course of totality map
Map of course of totality throughout North America of solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. (Image credit: GreatAmericanEclipse.com)
Totality is the minute that every eclipse-chaser lives for: The minute when the moon totally covers the sun’s face, leading to a short however spooky darkness in the daytime. The course of totality, displayed in the map above, is the course of the moon’s shadow throughout Earth’s surface area.
On Monday (April 8), totality will start in Sinaloa, Mexico, then move northeast as much as Texas, eventually crossing 15 states before proceeding to Canada. The states where totality will show up are: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine– although Tennessee and Michigan will just be glanced by the moon’s shadow.
Related: April 8 solar eclipse: What time does totality begin in every state?
Audiences MUST be within the course of totality to witness the overall stage of the eclipse; if you are off the course by even a mile, you will just see a partial eclipse, and lose out on the creepy daytime darkness. The closer you are to the center of the course of totality, the longer totality will last for you– up to an optimum period of 4 minutes, 27 seconds in Torreón, Mexico.
Keep in mind: Totality is the ONLY TIME when it is safe to see the sun without protective eyeglasses like licensed solar eclipse glasses. You need to safeguard your eyes throughout the whole partial stage of the eclipse, no matter where you are.
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Solar eclipse 2024 partial eclipse map
A map of overall and partial eclipse protection throughout North America on April 8, 2024. (Image credit: GreatAmericanEclipse.com)
If you reside in the U.S. and can’t make it to the course of totality, a partial eclipse still awaits you on April 8. The whole adjoining U.S. will have some view of the partial eclipse, varying from 99% protection of the sun simply off the course of totality to about 15% protection far to the northwest of the course.