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Will I See The Total Solar Eclipse In Madison?

In the United States, the 48 continental states will see some or all of the solar event. The April 8 total solar eclipse will occur in Madison, CT, with approximately 32 million people in the path of totality, spanning Texas to Maine. Each of the 48 continental states in the United States will see some of the solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon slips between Earth and Earth. The path of total eclipse will cover about 90.7 percent of the sun at the peak of the eclipse, according to a NASA map that is searchable by ZIP code. The eclipse will last 2 hours and 22 minutes from beginning to end in Madison.

Will I See The Total Solar Eclipse In Madison?

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MADISON, CT — Excitement is building in Madison for the Monday, April 8 total solar eclipse. We’re among about 32 million people living in the path of totality for the celestial sensation.

In the United States, the path of totality extends from Texas to Maine, but each of the 48 continental states will see some of the solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon slips between our bright star and Earth. In Madison, the moon will cover about 90.7 percent of the sun at the peak of the eclipse, according to a NASA map that is searchable by ZIP code. Here are the details:

Partial eclipse begins: 2:12 p.m.

Totality begins: 2:53 p.m.

Maximum: 3:26 p.m.

Totality ends: 3:59 p.m.

Partial ends: 4:36 p.m.

The eclipse will last 2 hours and 22 minutes from beginning to end in Madison.

• Related: You Must Protect Your Eyes, Regardless Of Eclipse Totality: What You Need Right now, it looks like we could have rain for the big event in Madison.

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.

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