The 2024 Great North American Solar Eclipse
The Great North American Solar eclipse will occur on Monday, April 8, 2024.
Its approximate 122-mile-wide umbral path will create a total eclipse for many folks, but in Asheville and surrounding areas you will only experience a partial solar eclipse with a maximum covered solar disk of 87%.
The approximate local timing for this 2-1/2 hour partial eclipse is:
- 1:52 p.m. First contact – partial eclipse begins
- 3:09 p.m. Mid-eclipse – maximum solar disk coverage of 87%
- 4:26 p.m. Last contact – partial eclipse ends
Always wear proper solar eye protection when looking at all portions of a partial solar eclipse. Free solar eclipse viewers will be provided there while supplies last.
How, when, and where to view
The UNC-Asheville Physics and Astronomy Department, along with the Astronomy Club of Asheville, will provide safe observation of this event with telescopes and more on the university campus in parking lot P34 off Edgewood Road. Find parking lot P34 on the upper right side of the campus. Campus maps can be found at maps.unca.edu.
Find out more about this eclipse and the path of totality at skyandtelescope.org/total-solar-eclipse-2024.
