Total Solar Eclipse: How Much We’ll See In H-F, When To See It

HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR, IL — Excitement is building in Homewood-Flossmoor for the April 8 total solar eclipse. We’re not among some 32 million Americans living in the path of totality, but neither will we miss out on the celestial sensation.

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 Homewood-Flossmoor, the moon will cover about 94.9 percent of the sun at the peak of the eclipse, according to a NASA map that is searchable by ZIP code.

Here are the details:

• Partial eclipse begins: 12:51 p.m.
• Totality begins: 1:33 p.m.
• Maximum: 2:07 p.m.
• Totality ends: 2:40 p.m.
• Partial ends: 3:21 p.m.

Right now, it looks like we'll have cloud coverage during the event, but the forecast could change.

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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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LOCAL PLACES TO WATCH

Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Hwy

Stop into the library for a fun afternoon filled with crafts, games and storytimes as we watch the eclipse. Starts at 12:30, ends at 3:30 p.m.