Best Places to See the Solar Eclipse in New Jersey
Best Places to See the Solar Eclipse in New Jersey
The 2024 total solar eclipse will cross North America's sky on Monday, April 8.
The partial eclipse is scheduled to start in New Jersey on Monday, April 8 at 2:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time and End at 4:36 PM, according to timeanddate.com.
The eclipse will start to be visible at 2:30 p.m. and will reach its peak between 3:22 and 3:26 p.m. Please note that looking directly at the sun during a partial solar eclipse is unsafe. You should use safe viewing methods such as eclipse glasses.
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will be visible across North America and you can watch all the action live here on Space.com
In New Jersey, the sun will be partially obscured for around 45 minutes, with most of the sun's disk being covered by the new moon.
Cape May Lighthouse will experience 84% totality, while locations to the west and north will see higher totality.
High Point State Park in Sussex County will experience 93% totality.
About 32 million people live in the area where the celestial sense is most intense, including us.
The line of totality for the solar eclipse, which happens when the moon passes between Earth and our bright star, runs from Texas to Maine in the United States. However, portions of the eclipse will be seen in all 48 continental states. At the height of the eclipse, the moon will cover around 90% of the sun in New Jersey, according to a NASA chart that can be searched by ZIP code.
To ensure your safety, please remember the following tips:
Do not look directly at the sun during the partial eclipse.
Use special-purpose safe solar filters such as eclipse glasses.
Do not use cameras, telescopes or binoculars to view the eclipse while using eclipse glasses.
DETAILS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Start of the partial eclipse: 2:09 p.m.
Start of totality: 2:50 p.m.
Maximum time: 3:24 p.m.
End of totality: 3:58 p.m.
Ends in part at 4:35 p.m.
In New Jersey, the eclipse will last roughly two hours and twenty-six minutes.
