Check out these maps to help you prepare for the moment the moon covers the sun during the solar eclipse on Monday.
What is the path of totality of the 2024 total solar eclipse? When will it peak in Chicago and southern Illinois?Check out the maps below to help you prepare for the moment the moon blocks the sun on April 8.The path of totality, where the moon completely covers the sun, will move from Texas to Maine throughout the afternoon on Monday. The event begins at the Texas-Mexico border around 12:10 p.m. Central Daylight Time and ends after it leaves northern Maine around 4:40 p.m.
The partial eclipse will be visible in Chicago from 12:51 p.m. to 3:22 p.m., reaching peak totality at 2:07 p.m. Since Chicagoland is not in the path of totality, it will not be safe to view the eclipse without eclipse glasses or other tools.Chicago suburbs like Aurora, Elgin, Crystal Lake, Joliet, Naperville and Kankakee will see peak totality around 2:06 p.m., whereas in Schaumburg and Waukegan it's 2:07 p.m.
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