Will I See The Total Solar Eclipse In NYC?
Short answer, no — but New Yorkers won't miss out completely on the eclipse excitement. Here's what to know. The April 8th eclipse will pass over New York City, but there are estimates that 32 million Americans will see the total eclipse. The path of totality, which will completely obscure the sun, will cover about 90 percent of the sun at the peak, according to a NASA map. The total solar eclipse begins in Mexico and crosses the United States before entering Canada in southern Ontario. It will then exit continental North America on the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland.
Published : 4 weeks ago by Matt Troutman in Science
NEW YORK CITY — The City That Never Sleeps isn't going to sleep on the April 8 eclipse, even if it's missing the full celestial show.
The eclipse's path of totality — meaning the sun will be totally obscured by the Moon, giving a period of midday darkness — won't pass over New York City. But if New Yorkers aren't among the roughly 32 million Americans who'll see the total eclipse, they'll still get quite a sight.
In New York City, the Moon will cover about 90 percent of the sun at the eclipse's peak, according to a NASA map that is searchable by ZIP code.
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.