Will I See The Total Solar Eclipse In Salem?

SALEM, NH — Excitement is building in Salem for the Monday, 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 Salem, the moon will cover about 94.5 percent of the sun at the peak of the eclipse, according to a NASA map that is searchable by ZIP code.

New Hampshire's North Country will get to enjoy the eclipse in its entirety.

Here are the timeline details:

Partial eclipse begins: 2:16 p.m.

Totality begins: 3:27 p.m.

Maximum: 3:29 p.m.

Totality ends: 3:30 p.m.

Partial ends: 4:38 p.m.

The eclipse will last about two hours and 20 minutes from beginning to end in Salem.

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Right now, it looks like we could have cloudy skies for the big event.

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.

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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, may also see it.

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