Total Solar Eclipse: How Much We’ll See In Woodbridge, When To See It

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Excitement is building in Woodbridge for the total solar eclipse, which will occur on Monday, April 8. New Jersey is not in the path of totality.

In New Jersey, about 95 percent of the sun will be hidden. The climax of the eclipse, when maximum darkness will occur, will be at about 3:24 p.m. Monday.

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon slips between the sun and Earth. In Woodbridge, the moon will cover about 90 percent of the sun at the peak of the eclipse, according to this NASA map that is searchable by ZIP code.

Here are the details of how to see the solar eclipse in Woodbridge, NJ:

Partial eclipse begins: 2:10 p.m. April 8, 2024
Totality begins: 2:51 p.m.
Climax: 3:25 p.m.
Totality ends: 3:58 p.m.
Partial ends: 4:30 p.m.

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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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