In Virginia, the moon will only cover about 80% of the sun. It’s not totality, but it is a spectacle Virginians will not see again for years.
NORFOLK, Va. — On Monday, millions of Americans will look to the sky to see the total solar eclipse cross North America.
A cosmic event of this scale hasn’t been seen in the U.S. in seven years and this time it will be bigger and longer than what we experienced in 2017.
The eclipse will take place on April 8, passing through Mexico, the United States and Canada. NASA’s 2024 eclipse map shows the totality path, or “umbra,” spans in a northeasterly direction from southern Texas through parts of the Midwest and northeastern parts of the country.
In Virginia, the moon will only cover about 80% of the sun. It’s not totality, but it is a spectacle Virginians will not see again for years.
NASA says while roughly two to three solar eclipses …