New York Total Solar Eclipse - Monday, April 8
The first total eclipse over New York in 99 years will be visible on April 8, 2024. The eclipse will begin in western New York shortly after 2 p.m. Full totality will begin in Chautauqua County at 3:17 p.m., moving through the state to Plattsburgh at 3:25 p.m. Locations in the path of totality could experience total darkness for up to 4 minutes (see map). For the areas of the state that are outside the path, there will still be quite a celestial spectacle! The minimum coverage in the state will be on Long Island, with the sun being shadowed at 88 percent there. New York City will see 89 percent coverage with 96 percent in the Capital Region. Although Mamaroneck is not in the path of totality for this total eclipse, we will experience roughly 90% eclipse coverage!
- Westchester NY Eclipse Viewing Time: Begins: 3:16 p.m.
- Maximum Eclipse: 3:26 p.m. (estimated 90% coverage)
- End: 3:30p.m.
What is a total solar eclipse? - On Monday, April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will come to North America. This cosmic event will be visible from within a narrow route, called the path of totality, which will extend through Mexico, the United States, and Canada. A total solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the sun and earth, completely blocking the face of the sun. People viewing the eclipse from locations where the moon's shadow completely covers the Sun, known as the path of totality, will experience a total solar eclipse. The sky will become dark, as if it were dawn or dusk. Weather permitting, people along the path of totality will see the sun's corona, or outer atmosphere, which is usually obscured by the bright face of the sun.
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