Maximum eclipse: 11:12 a.m., PDT (Moon covers 57% of sun’s diameter, 49% of sun’s area). In Los Angeles, it will be a partial eclipse: This will be the last total eclipse in the U.S. (from Texas to Maine) and into Canada (Nova Scotia). The path of totality crosses a swath through Mexico, then across the eastern half of the U.S. Maximum eclipse: 9:24 a.m., PDT (Moon covers 78% of sun’s diameter, 71% of sun’s area).įor more information on the Observatory’s eclipse activities on October 14, check out our eclipse event page! Solar Eclipse of April 8, 2024 It will be a partial eclipse in Los Angeles: The eclipse is annular from Oregon to southern Texas. Learn more from NASA’s Solar Eclipse page.
Total solar eclipses are also a rare opportunity to glimpse the thin solar corona a wispy veil of ultra-hot plasma that surrounds our star. During totality, stars and planets become visible due to the darkness of the sky without the sun’s light. Solar eclipses also happen about twice a year on average. This means that solar eclipses are visible from only a small area on Earth.
Notice in the diagram how the moon’s shadow projected on the Earth is quite small. Unlike lunar eclipses that occur only during full moons, a solar eclipse can only occur during a new moon. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon blocks out the sun.
