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Solar Eclipse: How Much We’ll See In Castro Valley, When To See It
While not a total eclipse here, you will see a partial eclipse. Here is how much, and when to look skyward.
CASTRO VALLEY, CA — Castro Valley is ready for Monday's solar eclipse. We’re not among some 32 million Americans living in the path of totality, but the celestial sensation will be noticeable.
Monday's forecast for Castro Valley is clear skies, setting up perfect viewing opportunities.
In the United States, the path of totality extends from Texas to Maine, but each of the 48 continental states will see some of the solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon slips between our bright star and Earth. In Castro Valley, the moon will cover about 35 percent of the sun at the peak of the eclipse, according to a NASA map that is searchable by ZIP code.
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Here are the details:
Partial eclipse begins: 10:13 a.m.
Totality begins: 10:39 a.m.
Maximum: 11:13 a.m.
Totality ends: 11:48 a.m.
Partial ends: 12:16 p.m.
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The forecast for the big event is still unsettled at this point.
The total solar eclipse starts in Mexico, entering the United States in Texas and traveling through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, as well as small parts of Tennessee and Michigan, before entering Canada in southern Ontario through Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton before exiting continental North America on the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
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