Into Totality: Our Complete Guide to the April 8th Total Solar Eclipse Across North America

The time has come. Seven years ago on an August afternoon, the shadow on the Moon swept across the United States. Now we’re in the one month stretch, leading up to the big ticket, 2033. The path of totality on April 8th spans Mexico, the contiguous United States from Texas to Maine, and the Canadian Maritimes.The eclipse will be partial from southeast Alaska, all the way down to the very northwest edge of South America. Hawaii will see a rising partial.

The 198 kilometer-wide shadow then continues to sweep 2,517 kilometers per hour to the northeast, intersecting the path of the 2017 eclipse over the states of Missouri, Illinois and Kentucky around 19:00 UT. Continuing its trek, the shadow then ranges over Lake Erie, northern New England and the Canadian Maritime provinces until departs the Earth over the North Atlantic at 19:55 UT. The final partial phases of the eclipse wrap up at 20:52 UT.

Mobility and road access is key on eclipse day. Range and options dwindle hours prior as to where to head to to observe. NOAA’s GOES-East is a great site to see how the potential cloud cover situation is developing, come eclipse day. Don’t despair if clouds thwart the view: nearly every eclipse chaser has at least one story of the one that got away, and plans made to head to the next.

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