Get ready for the . . . . Lunar and Solar Eclipses in 2024
A Penumbral Lunar Eclipse will occur at 5°♎7′ Libra, 3/25/2024 3:13a EDT
A Total Solar Eclipse in 2024 will occur
at 19°♈24′ Aries, 4/8/2024 2:21pm EDT
*This eclipse event, will be visible in the U.S. This total solar eclipse will form a path through Mexico, U.S., and Canada. This total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The total solar eclipse will begin over the South Pacific Ocean. Weather permitting, the first location in continental North America that will experience totality is Mexico’s Pacific coast at around 11:07 a.m. PDT.
*Eye Safety: Please use appropriate solar viewing eyewear if your plan is to view this eclipse phenomena.**To safely view this event, you must use solar filters at all times. Whether your location will experience a partial solar eclipse or an annular solar eclipse, the dangers are the same.
*Do NOT look at the Sun through a camera lens, telescope, binoculars, or any other optical device while wearing eclipse glasses or using a handheld solar viewer — the concentrated solar rays will burn through the filter and cause serious eye injury.
Eclipses 2024 | |||
Date | Type of Eclipse | Sign | Time |
3/25/24 | Lunar Eclipse Penumbral | 5°♎07′ | 3:13a EDT |
4/8/24 | Total Solar Eclipse | 19°♈24′ | 2:21p EDT |
9/17/24 | Partial Lunar Eclipse | 25°♓ 41′ | 10:34p EDT |
10/2/24 | Annular Solar Eclipse | 10°♎ 04′ | 2:49p EDT |
Astrological Commentary: A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun. The sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk.
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