Eclipse Timing

Astronomy

There is no single “start time” for an eclipse that applies everywhere; the time the eclipse begins tonight depends on your exact location, your time zone, and whether you a...

Science

A total eclipse occurs when the moon completely covers the sun (total solar eclipse) or Earth fully blocks the sun from the moon (total lunar eclipse). The precise date and time...

Science

A solar eclipse occurs only during the daytime, when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth and the Moon’s shadow touches part of Earth’s day side. Eclipses are not tied...

space-astronomy

The 2024 total solar eclipse occurred on April 8, crossing North America with a roughly 115–185 km-wide path of totality. Inside this narrow band, day turned to twilight for u...