Solar Eclipses across North Carolina

A look at solar eclipses visible from North Carolina between 2000 BCE and 3000 AD, using data from Espenak's , Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Eclipse Site.

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1. Tony Rice Astronomy Days Feb 2024 Carolina Eclipses
2. Raleigh 78.3% April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Charlotte 80.2% Winston-Salem 82.5% Asheville 84.7% Elizabeth City 76.6% Wilmington 71.6%
3. Lunar vs Solar Eclipses Lunar Eclipse Solar Eclipse
4. Types of Solar Eclipses NASA/Bill Dunford May 20, 2012 Annular Partial Total NASA/Bill Ingalls June 10, 2021 Tony Rice August 21, 2017
5. O ctober 14, 2023. Annular April 8, 2024 Total Animations: Heinz Scsibrany/WinEclipse
6. • umbra: darkest, central part • penumbra: lightest Anatomy of the Moon's Shadow Sun Moon • antumbra: lighter
7. Total eclipse through the umbra Sun Moon
8. • partial eclipse begins • first contact (C1) Total eclipse through the umbra Sun Moon
9. • partial eclipse underway Anatomy of a shadow Total Eclipse Sun Moon
10. • total eclipse begins • second contact (C2) Anatomy of a shadow Total Eclipse Sun Moon
11. • maximum eclipse Anatomy of a shadow Total Eclipse Sun Moon
12. • total eclipse ends • third contact (C3) Anatomy of a shadow Total Eclipse Sun Moon
13. • partial eclipse underway Anatomy of a shadow Total Eclipse Sun Moon
14. • partial eclipse ends • last contact (C4) Anatomy of a shadow Total Eclipse Sun Moon
15. • partial eclipse begins • first contact (C1) Annular eclipse through the antumbra Sun Moon
16. • partial eclipse underway • partial eclipse underway Annular eclipse through the antumbra Sun Moon
17. • annular eclipse begins • second contact (C2) Annular eclipse through the antumbra Sun Moon Image: NASA/Bill Dunford
18. • maximum eclipse Annular eclipse through the antumbra Sun Moon Image: NASA/Bill Dunford
19. • annular eclipse begins • second contact (C3) Annular eclipse through the antumbra Sun Moon
20. • partial eclipse underway Annular eclipse through the antumbra Sun Moon
21. • partial eclipse ends • last contact (C4) Annular eclipse through the antumbra Sun Moon
22. 1719 partial eclipses about one every 3.1 years. Longest: 14.2 years June 16, 658 BCE - September 8, 644 BCE Shortest: 1 year July 9, 2317 - June 29, 2318
23. Partial Eclipses in North Carolina Year % obscured
24. Columbia Fireflies Lincoln Saltdogs Salem-Keizer Volcanoes Bowling Green Hot Rods Nashville Sounds Baseball games in the path of the August, 21 2018 total solar eclipse
25. Baseball games in the path of the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse
26. May 28, 1900 total solar eclipse March 7, 1970 total solar eclipse May 30, 1984 CE Annular solar eclipse September 1, 1951 CE Annular solar eclipse 1900-1950 1950-2000
27. 2000-2050 August 21, 2017 total solar eclipse May 11, 2078 total solar eclipse 2050-2100 92.9% September 14, 2099 total solar eclipse 97.9% 94.5%
28. extreme paths 2050-2100 May 30, 1984 CE Annular Eclipse 5 miles wide path covered 47,500 sq miles of the state path extremes rare hybrid eclipse October 4, 1717 Hybrid Eclipse
29. Raleigh 78.3% April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Charlotte 80.2% Winston-Salem 82.5% Asheville 84.7% Elizabeth City 76.6% Wilmington 71.6%