Enjoy the Solar Eclipses in the TX Hill Country!
Get Ready for two total Solar Eclipses Coming to the US in 2023 & 2024
IT'S NOT TOO EARLY TO START PLANNING FOR THE TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSES
On October 14, 2023, an annular solar eclipse will begin over the Pacific Ocean and will reach the USA at Oregon. After passing through California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico, the path of annular solar eclipse will bisect Texas.
In 2024, locations in Texas that fall within the path will experience totality for two minutes to nearly five minutes.
According to NationalEclipse.com, "The centerline of the eclipse enters Texas, and the U.S., as it crosses the Rio Grande River at the Mexico-U.S. border at approximately 12:10pm CDT, with totality beginning in that location at about 1:27pm CDT.
As it exits Mexico and enters the U.S., traveling through the Texas Hill Country, the eclipse will have already reached its "point of greatest duration," that singular spot along every total solar eclipse centerline where the duration of totality is longer than anywhere else. That point is also the duration of totality "tipping point," meaning that the duration gradually increases along the centerline up until that point and then starts to decrease on the other side. In other words, for the 2024 eclipse, the duration of totality is all downhill in the U.S., with the longest durations in Texas and the shortest in Maine. Therefore, the path of totality in Texas will be considered a prime viewing destination on April 8. And since the point of greatest duration in Mexico is only a little more than 300 miles to the south of where the path of totality enters the U.S., the duration of totality on the centerline will only be a few seconds short of the eclipse maximum of 4 minutes and 28 seconds even a couple of hundred miles north of the border.
If the longest durations of totality in the U.S. wasn't enough, Texas is also widely considered to have the best eclipse-day weather prospects in the country. More specifically, eclipse weather forecasting site eclipsophile.com points out that, in Texas, "the north [or west] side of the track has a notably sunnier April climate than the south [or east]." In general, the farther south you are for this eclipse, the better your weather odds. And you can't get any farther south along the path of totality in the U.S. than Texas."
On Oct. 14, 2023, an annular solar eclipse will cross North, Central, and South America. This eclipse will be visible for millions of people in the Western Hemisphere. On Oct. 14, 2023, an annular solar eclipse will cross North, Central, and South America. Visible in parts of the United States, Mexico, and many countries in South and Central America, millions
of people in the Western Hemisphere can experience this eclipse.
During an annular eclipse, it is never safe to look directly at the Sun without specialized eye protection designed for solar viewing. Review these safety guidelines to prepare for Oct. 14, 2023.
Quick Facts
A partial solar eclipse will be visible in all 48 contiguous U.S. states plus Alaska!
This is the last annular solar eclipse that will be visible from the United States until June 21, 2039. Alaska is the only U.S. state in the path for that eclipse.
“X” marks the spot! The eclipse will pass over a part of Texas where a total solar eclipse will pass just six months later, in April 2024.
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Eclipses News
Date and time of Greatest Eclipse | Eclipse | Moon Sign | Saros Serie | Duration | Horoscope | ||
Thu | Apr 20, 2023 at 04:17 | | Hybrid Solar Eclipse(New Moon) | 129 | 01m16s |
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Fri | May 5, 2023 at 17:24 | | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse(Full Moon) | 141 |
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Sat | Oct 14, 2023 at 18:00 | | Annular Solar Eclipse(New Moon) | 134 | 05m17s |
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Sat | Oct 28, 2023 at 20:15 | | Partial Lunar Eclipse(Full Moon) | 146 |
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Mon | Mar 25, 2024 at 07:13 | | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse(Full Moon) | 113 |
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Mon | Apr 8, 2024 at 18:18 | | Total Solar Eclipse(New Moon) | 139 | 04m28s |
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Wed | Sep 18, 2024 at 02:45 | | Partial Lunar Eclipse(Full Moon) | 118 |
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Wed | Oct 2, 2024 at 18:46 | | Annular Solar Eclipse(New Moon) | 144 | 07m25s |
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Fri | Mar 14, 2025 at 06:59 | | Total Lunar Eclipse(Full Moon) | 123 |
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Sat | Mar 29, 2025 at 10:48 | | Partial Solar Eclipse(New Moon) | 149 |
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Sun | Sep 7, 2025 at 18:12 | | Total Lunar Eclipse(Full Moon) | 128 |
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Sun | Sep 21, 2025 at 19:43 | | Partial Solar Eclipse(New Moon) | 154 |
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Tue | Feb 17, 2026 at 12:13 | | Annular Solar Eclipse(New Moon) | 121 | 02m20s |
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Tue | Mar 3, 2026 at 11:34 | | Total Lunar Eclipse(Full Moon) | 133 |
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Wed | Aug 12, 2026 at 17:47 | | Total Solar Eclipse(New Moon) | 126 | 02m18s |
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Fri | Aug 28, 2026 at 04:14 | | Partial Lunar Eclipse(Full Moon) | 138 |
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Sat | Feb 6, 2027 at 16:00 | | Annular Solar Eclipse(New Moon) | 131 | 07m51s |
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Sat | Feb 20, 2027 at 23:14 | | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse(Full Moon) | 143 |
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Sun | Jul 18, 2027 at 16:04 | | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse(Full Moon) | 110 |
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Mon | Aug 2, 2027 at 10:07 | | Total Solar Eclipse(New Moon) | 136 | 06m23s |
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Tue | Aug 17, 2027 at 07:14 | | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse(Full Moon) | 148 |
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Wed | Jan 12, 2028 at 04:14 | | Partial Lunar Eclipse(Full Moon) | 115 |
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Wed | Jan 26, 2028 at 15:08 | | Annular Solar Eclipse(New Moon) | 141 | 10m27s |
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Thu | Jul 6, 2028 at 18:20 | | Partial Lunar Eclipse(Full Moon) | 120 |
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Sat | Jul 22, 2028 at 02:56 | | Total Solar Eclipse(New Moon) | 146 | 05m10s |
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Sun | Dec 31, 2028 at 16:53 | | Total Lunar Eclipse(Full Moon) | 125 |
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