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A total solar eclipse will happen over a large swath of the U.S. this April, but cloud cover could spoil the views for millions if the weather doesn't cooperate.
The sun is about to pull another disappearing act across North America, turning day into night during a total solar eclipse. The peak spectacle on April 8 will last up to 4 minutes, 28 seconds in the path of total darkness — twice as long as the total solar eclipse that dimmed U.S. skies in 2017. An estimated 44 million people live inside the 115-mile-wide (185-kilometer-wide) path of totality stretching from Mazatlán, Mexico to Newfoundland; about 32 million of them are in the U.S., guaranteeing jammed roads for the must-see celestial sensation.
On April 8, a total solar eclipse will move across the United States, beginning in Texas and ending in Maine. In West Michigan, a 90% partial eclipse will be seen.
How much of the sun will be obstructed in Wichita? Here’s what to expect.
Millions of people in the U.S. will be in the path of the coming total solar eclipse.