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Tap "LIVE" when the map loads up to see exactly where the eclipse is in real time. NASA is tracking the location of the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse. How to watch the eclipse live
This is the second eclipse event in two years, but they are not the same. In October 2023, there was an annular solar eclipse in which the sun takes the shape of a "ring of fire" because the moon ...
During October’s annular eclipse, which starts at 9:13 a.m. PT along the Oregon coast and ends in the United States in Texas at 12:03 p.m. CT, the moon will cover over 90% of the sun’s surface ...
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular ...
The annular solar eclipse, also known as the "ring of fire," will occur on Wednesday, Oct. 2. The annular eclipse will happen in phases, according to Time and Date data: 15:42 UTC: Partial eclipse ...
October 2, 2024 Solar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Eclipse Magnitude 0.93261 Eclipse Obscuration 0.86975 Gamma −0.35087 Sun Right Ascension 12h36m58.9s Sun Declination -03°59'03.9" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'58.9" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.8" Moon Right Ascension 12h36m22.3s Moon Declination -04°15'35.4" Moon Semi-Diameter 14'41.8"
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of Earth, totally or partially.Such an alignment occurs approximately every six months, during the eclipse season in its new moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the plane of Earth's orbit. [1]
We dive into the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse, including its time, path, weather forecast, how to prepare, how to make eclipse viewers and more.