{"id":780303,"date":"2024-04-05T09:50:50","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T14:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=780303"},"modified":"2024-04-05T09:50:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T14:50:50","slug":"solar-eclipse-2024-follow-the-path-of-totality-npr-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=780303","title":{"rendered":"Solar eclipse 2024: Follow the path of totality : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Monday April 8, a solar eclipse will cross from Texas to Maine, putting over 30 million people in the path of totality, with a partial eclipse visible briefly for millions more. <\/p>\n

What is totality and why does it matter?<\/em><\/p>\n

Totality in the U.S. starts around 1:30 pm CT\/2:30 ET and continues til 2:30 pm CT\/3:30 pm ET lasting for a few minutes in each location.<\/p>\n

The folks at NASA have a detailed breakdown for anyone in the U.S. just pop in your zip code. <\/p>\n

If you’re lucky enough to find yourself in the path of totality, you can also find a minute by minute breakdown of when totality begins in your area, here. <\/p>\n