On 8-Apr-2024 a Total Solar Eclipse is happening in North America which runs through Mexico, the USA and Eastern Canada. This eclipse can be seen in Nova Scotia as an almost total eclipse (partial eclipse).
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Read more about this Eclipse here or do a Google search …
What Can You See during a Total Solar Eclipse?
Also see the Wikipedia entry.
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On 21-Aug-2017 – a Total Solar Eclipse is happening in North America but can only be seen from a narrow path spanning all across the USA from the West Coast to the East Coast, weather permitting.
In the surrounding areas, which include all of mainland United States and Canada, the total eclipse 2017 will be a partial solar eclipse.
Read more about the Total Solar Eclipse here or do a Google search …
Also see the Wikipedia entry.
Rumor has it that there will be a Total Solar Eclipse coming up next week. And, yes, it’s true. On 8/9-Mar-2016 the moon swings right in front of the sun and will cover it totally for 4 minutes and 9 seconds … But it is all about location, location location!
So before you get too excited – no, the eclipse cannot be seen at all from Nova Scotia – or the North American continent. It will mainly play out over the North Pacific ocean/Indonesia.
Still interested? Read the articles in Earth Sky or timeanddate.com for more details.
Btw, the next Total Solar Eclipse (at least) partially visible from Nova Scotia will happen next year on 21-Aug-2017. Stay tuned!
Super Moon Lunar Eclipse is happening on 27-Sep-2015.
This weekend, the Moon will provide a big, bloody show for those looking up into the night sky. A total lunar eclipse — sometimes referred to as a blood moon due to the Moon’s dark red glow — is scheduled to begin at 9:11pm ADT on Sunday.
[Watch the Lunar Eclipse live here …]
But this eclipse is particularly special, because it’s happening on a night when the Moon will also be a supermoon. That’s when a full moon occurs on the same night of the Moon’s perigee, or the time when the Moon is closest to Earth. The Moon has an elliptical orbit around our planet, so its distance from Earth doesn’t stay the same. When at perigee, the Moon looks up to 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than it does when it’s at apogee (its farthest point from Earth). Continue reading Super Moon Lunar Eclipse happening this Sunday
See here for more information.
| Event | UTC Time | Time in Halifax* |
|---|---|---|
| Penumbral Eclipse begins | Sep 28 at 12:11 AM | Sep 27 at 9:11 PM |
| Partial Eclipse begins | Sep 28 at 1:07 AM | Sep 27 at 10:07 PM |
| Full Eclipse begins | Sep 28 at 2:11 AM | Sep 27 at 11:11 PM |
| Maximum Eclipse | Sep 28 at 2:47 AM | Sep 27 at 11:47 PM |
| Full Eclipse ends | Sep 28 at 3:23 AM | Sep 28 at 12:23 AM |
| Partial Eclipse ends | Sep 28 at 4:27 AM | Sep 28 at 1:27 AM |
| Penumbral Eclipse ends | Sep 28 at 5:22 AM | Sep 28 at 2:22 AM |
* The Moon is above the horizon during this eclipse, so with good weather conditions in Nova Scotia, the entire eclipse is visible.
A total lunar eclipse following the so-called supermoon will occur on September 27 bringing the rare phenomenon of four consecutive total eclipses – known as a “tetrad” – to an end.
Late in the evening of September 27 the moon will venture very close by our planet and appear much brighter and bigger than usual. After that the supermoon will be completely eclipsed, since the Earth will stand directly between the moon and the sun. After about an hour and a half the celestial body will become visible again.
As a rule, total eclipses do not have a specific order of occurrence. However, when four total eclipses happen in a row in an approximately six month interval, it is called a lunar tetrad (from the Greek word for “four”). Astronomers have calculated that the number of such tetrads varies from century to century. The current century will have eight of them, which along with the 16th, ninth, and 26th centuries will be an absolute maximum.
The next lunar eclipse tetrad is scheduled for April 25, 2032. Continue reading Super Moon Lunar Eclipse on 27-Sep-2015
On 20-Mar-2015 – together with Spring Equinox and a New Moon – a Total Solar Eclipse is happening.
The eclipse cannot be seen at all from the American continents. But it’s a Total Solar Eclipse in Svalbard (Norway) and the Faroe Islands, and a Partial Solar Eclipse in Europe, northern and eastern Asia and northern and western Africa.
The eclipse starts at 07:41 UTC and ends at 11:50 UTC. Continue reading Total Solar Eclipse on 20-Mar-2015
Most of North America, including the United States and Canada will have front row seats to a partial solar eclipse on Thursday, October 23, 2014
Can I see the eclipse from my city?
People on the US East Coast and in eastern Canada will see the eclipse during sunset. If you are in the Midwest or the West Coast of the U.S., you will be treated to a spectacular afternoon eclipse, weather permitting, of course.
The eclipse will begin near the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Sibera at 19:38 (7:38 pm) UTC. As it moves east, much of North America will be able to see a partial solar eclipse. The maximum eclipse will take place at 21:45 (9:45 pm) UTC over Canada’s Nunavut Territory near Prince of Wales Island. The eclipse will end at 23:52 (11:52 pm) UTC.
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