While a total solar eclipse will be visible in a select number of states, the rest of the U.S. will still witness a partial eclipse.A cosmic event at this scale hasn't been seen in seven years, and this time it will be bigger and longer than whatThe center of the action is a 115-mile-wide stretch, called the path of totality, which touches 15 states - although two are just barely in the 100% totality forecast.
The partial solar eclipse starts at 10 a.m. local time and will peak at 11:20 a.m. It will make its way back to normal by 12:35 p.m. local time. The total solar eclipse will cut right through the middle of Arkansas, granting an epic view of the cosmic event. The partial solar eclipse is slated to begin around 2:10 p.m. local time and peak at 3:27 p.m. local time. It won't be until 4:37 p.m. local time that the sun returns to normality, according toThose living in Delaware can expect a stunning partial solar eclipse with as much as 88% of the sun being covered in Wilmington.
The percentage falls the further south you go. In Tampa, about 57% of it will be covered. In Fort Lauderdale and Miami, that amount falls to just shy of 50%. In Atlanta and Athens, the expected percent is roughly 80%. In Augusta and Macon, the percentage falls down to about 76%, according toThe eclipse will start at 1:45 p.m. local time and peak at about 3:05 p.m. It will end at around 4:20 p.m. local time. Hawaii is far away from the projected path of totality, but that doesn't mean they won't see some changes in the sun.
In Idaho Falls, as much as 42% of the sun will be covered while in Sandpoint only 27.04% of the sun will be blocked. Totality in the areas that fall in the projected path will begin at around 1:58 p.m. and end at 2:07 p.m. local time. The solar eclipse will begin at 12:45 p.m. CDT and peak at 2:04 p.m. It's slated to end at 3:20 p.m. CDT, accordingNot all of the state will see 100%, which is the only time where one can view the eclipse with the naked eye. It's important to verify if your area will see totality as its dangerous to look at the sun during a partial solar eclipse without eclipse glasses or a viewer.
The sun will be blocked by the moon for up to two minutes and 32 seconds in that area, starting at 2:02 p.m. CDT and ending at 2:05 p.m. CDT, The solar eclipse will start at around 2 p.m. local time and peak at 3:20 p.m. It will end at 4:30 p.m. local time,
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