CONNECTICUT, USA — While everyone in the continental United States will be able to experience a partial solar eclipse with safety glasses, the millions in the path of totality will experience a moment of darkness.
It's literally the difference between day and night!
For example, the solar eclipse peaks at approximately 3:27 p.m. in both Hartford and Burlington, Vt.
Burlington is in the path of totality, meaning the moon will completely cover the sun for a few minutes. During that time, day turns to night, then back to day again when the edge of the sun emerges.
Outside the totality zone, at even 99% or 98%, enough rays of the sun come through to keep the landscape light.
The afternoon sun will appear somewhat dimmed, but to experience the whole eclipse, the path of totality is the place to be.
In Hartford:
At 2:13 p.m., the edge of the moon starts blocking the edge of the sun. This is the beginning of the partial eclipse.
At 3:27 p.m., the sun becomes most hidden and blocked by the moon, at 92.9% in Hartford.
Over the next hour, the moon continues to shift, and the partial eclipse ends at 4:37 p.m., when the sun appears in full again.
People will then see the partial eclipse come to an end. It will be over at 4:37 p.m. when the sun appears in full again.
In Connecticut, glasses are needed for safe viewing the entire time, while those in totality can take them off for those few minutes of darkness.
Ryan Breton is a meteorologist at FOX61 News. He can be reached at rbreton@fox61.com. Follow him on Facebook, X and Instagram.
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