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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]
A total solar eclipse occurs when the Earth intersects the umbra portion of the Moon's shadow. When the umbra does not reach the surface of the Earth, the Sun is only partially occulted, resulting in an annular eclipse. Partial solar eclipses occur when the viewer is inside the penumbra. [14]
The next annular solar eclipse will occur on June 21, 2039 (in Alaska only), whereas the next annular solar eclipse in the contiguous United States will occur on February 5, 2046. Lastly, the next partial solar eclipse in the United States will occur on March 29, 2025.
Learn all about the 2024 solar eclipse that will be visible across a wide swath of the United States. What time is the total solar eclipse on April 8? Search your ZIP code for a viewing guide
What time will the solar eclipse happen? On April 8, the eclipse will be seen in a large swath that includes part of Mexico, 15 states in the U.S. and a part of eastern Canada.
Get ready for a spectacular show: A total solar eclipse will occur above the U.S. on the afternoon of April 8.Most Americans will be able to see it in some form, but the distance between your ...
An eclipse does not occur every month, because one month after an eclipse the relative geometry of the Sun, Moon, and Earth has changed. As seen from the Earth, the time it takes for the Moon to return to a node, the draconic month , is less than the time it takes for the Moon to return to the same ecliptic longitude as the Sun: the synodic month .
When will the eclipse happen? Mexico’s Pacific Coast will be the first location in North America to see a total solar eclipse, at 11 a.m. Monday.