Solar eclipse ZIP code tool: How much of the eclipse will you see where you live?
If you’re fortunate enough to be in one of the areas along the April 8 solar eclipse’s path of totality, you will be treated to the amazing sight of the moon blocking the sun. For the rest of us, however, the Great North American eclipse will be a partial one, with what you will see dictated by how far away you are from the path of totality.
While all states in the contiguous U.S. will experience some level of the eclipse, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, as well as small parts of Kentucky, Michigan and Tennessee are along the path of totality.
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In the U.S., the eclipse along the path of totality will start in Texas at 1:27 p.m. CT and will end in Maine at 3:35 p.m. ET (2:25 CT.) In those states, the periods of greatest darkness will reach up to 4 minutes, 27 seconds.
Wondering what you will see where you live? NASA has a tool for that. NASA’s tool lets you input your city or ZIP code to see how much of the eclipse you will see where you live. You can input your information and see the results here.
For example, in Huntsville, 90% of the sun will be covered by the moon at 2:01 p.m. In Birmingham, the percentage of coverage drops to 86% at 2 p.m. In Mobile, the maximum percentage of coverage will be 79% at 1:54 p.m.
The extent you will see depends on weather and cloud coverage. You can go here to see the latest eclipse day forecast.