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Will I See The Total Solar Eclipse In Long Beach?

The solar eclipse will last a little bit over two hours from beginning to end in Long Beach. The April 8 total solar eclipse will occur in Long Beach, California, on Monday, April 8. Approximately 32 million people live in the path of totality in the United States, which stretches from Texas to Maine. Each of the 48 continental states will see some of the solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon slips between Earth and Earth. The moon will cover about 49.6 percent of the sun at the peak of the eclipse, according to a NASA map. The eclipse will last over two hours from beginning to end. The path of the total solar Eclipse begins in Mexico in Texas before moving through several states before entering Canada in southern Ontario.

Will I See The Total Solar Eclipse In Long Beach?

Publicerad : en månad sedan förbi Rachel Barnes i Science

LONG BEACH, CA— Excitement is building in Long Beach for the Monday, April 8 total solar eclipse. We’re among about 32 million people living in the path of totality for the celestial sensation.

In the United States, the path of totality extends from Texas to Maine, but each of the 48 continental states will see some of the solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon slips between our bright star and Earth. In Long Beach, the moon will cover about 49.6 percent of the sun at the peak of the eclipse, according to a NASA map that is searchable by ZIP code. Here are the details:

Partial eclipse begins: 10:05 a.m.

Totality begins: 10:35 a.m.

Maximum: 11:11 a.m.

Totality ends: 11:49 a.m.

Partial ends: 12:22 p.m.

The eclipse will last a little bit over two hours from beginning to end in Long Beach.

• Related: You Must Protect Your Eyes, Regardless Of Eclipse Totality: What You Need Right now, it looks like we could have partial cloud cover for the big event, but it doesn't look like there will be any rain.

The total solar eclipse starts in Mexico, entering the United States in Texas and traveling through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, as well as small parts of Tennessee and Michigan, before entering Canada in southern Ontario through Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton before exiting continental North America on the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada.

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