Back كسوف الشمس 8 أبريل 2024 Arabic Сонечнае зацьменне 8 красавіка 2024 года Byelorussian ৮ এপ্রিল ২০২৪-এর সূর্যগ্রহণ Bengali/Bangla Sonnenfinsternis vom 8. April 2024 German Eclipse solar del 8 de abril de 2024 Spanish 2024ko apirilaren 8ko eguzki eklipsea Basque خورشیدگرفتگی ۸ آوریل ۲۰۲۴ Persian Éclipse solaire du 8 avril 2024 French Husufin rana na Afrilu 8, 2024 Hausa ליקוי החמה המלא ב-8 באפריל 2024 HE

Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024

"2024 solar eclipse" redirects here. For the October eclipse, see Solar eclipse of October 2, 2024.

Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024
The solar eclipse during totality, seen from Dallas, Texas
Map
Type of eclipse
NatureTotal
Gamma0.3431
Magnitude1.0566
Maximum eclipse
Duration268 s (4 min 28 s)
LocationNazas, Durango, Mexico
Coordinates25°18′N 104°06′W / 25.3°N 104.1°W / 25.3; -104.1
Max. width of band198 km (123 mi)
Times (UTC)
(P1) Partial begin15:42:07
(U1) Total begin16:38:44
Greatest eclipse18:18:29
(U4) Total end19:55:29
(P4) Partial end20:52:14
References
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The solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, also known as the Great North American Eclipse,[1] was a total solar eclipse visible across a band covering parts of North America, from Mexico to Canada and crossing the contiguous United States. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the Sun. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight. Totality occurs only in a limited path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a larger surrounding region.

During this eclipse, the Moon's apparent diameter was 5.5 percent larger than average. With a magnitude of 1.0566, the eclipse's longest duration of totality was 4 minutes and 28 seconds near the Mexican town of Nazas, Durango.[2][3]

This particular eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit. Totality was visible from 6 Mexican states, 15 U.S. states, and 6 Canadian provinces. [4] Approximately 44 million people lived in the path of totality, including 32 million in the United States, 6 million in Canada, and 6 million in Mexico. [5] [6] [7] The 10 largest cities in the path of totality accounted for a third of this population (5 of the 10 largest cities being in the United States, 3 in Mexico, and 2 in Canada).[8] Adding people who travelled to the path of totality, an estimated 50 million people experienced the total solar eclipse. [8] Meanwhile, about 652 million people experienced a partial solar eclipse.[5]

This eclipse was the first total solar eclipse visible from Canada since August 1, 2008, and from the provinces since February 26, 1979.[9][10] It was the first over Mexico since July 11, 1991.[11] It was also the first over the United States since August 21, 2017. This is the only solar eclipse in the 21st century with totality visible from all three countries.[12] The next total solar eclipse in the US will be on March 30, 2033, which will pass over Alaska. The next total eclipse in the contiguous United States of the US will be on August 23, 2044. The next total eclipse of similar width will take place on August 12, 2045, which will traverse coast-to-coast in a trajectory similar to the 2017 eclipse.

An annular eclipse on October 2, 2024, will be the final solar eclipse of the year. The path of annularity will cross over Chile and Argentina.

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    • Carter, Jamie (April 8, 2024). "Annular solar eclipse 2024: Everything you need to know about the next solar eclipse". Space.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024. The Oct. 2, 2024, annular solar eclipse is special for three very different reasons. First, it follows the Great North American Eclipse of April 8
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