Ephemeris: 04/08/2024 – Solar Eclipse Today!

This is Ephemeris for Monday, April 8th. Today the Sun will be up for 13 hours and 10 minutes, setting at 8:19, and it will rise tomorrow at 7:08. The Moon is new today, and won’t be visible.

This afternoon there will be a total eclipse of the sun in the United States. But right here it’ll be a very deep partial eclipse, with the moon covering nearly 90% of the sun. For the Grand Traverse Area of Michigan, it will begin at 1:58 PM, mid-eclipse will be at 3:12 PM and the eclipse will end at 4:25 PM. In deep partial eclipses I’ve noticed that the sunlight has a slight yellowish hue. It’s possible effect of the Sun’s edge being cooler than the rest of the disk. Even if it’s cloudy here NASA will broadcast the eclipse from eight points along its route from Texas to Maine. It’s on the Internet on NASA’s YouTube channel, or in an Internet browser type NASA and ECLIPSE. Look for a link for nasa.gov, and you should be able to find out where that feed is. Good Luck!

The astronomical event times given are for the Traverse City/Interlochen area of Michigan (EDT, UT–4 hours). They may be different for your location.

Addendum

Image of the eclipse2024.org overview of its interactive eclipse map showing the path of totality. Click or tap on the image to enlarge it. Credit eclipse2024.org via NASA.gov.

With pinhole projection the Moon will appear to move from the upper right to lower left. Created using Cartes du Ciel (Sky Charts), LibreOffice Draw and GIMP