15.2 Solar eclipses ascending node 2015–2018.14.4 Images produced by natural pinholes.5.2 Mexico, Central America, Caribbean islands, South America.5 Viewing from outside the United States.3 Other eclipses over the United States.įuture total solar eclipses will cross the United States in April 2024 (12 states) and August 2045 (10 states), and annular solar eclipses-wherein the Moon appears smaller than the Sun-will occur in October 2023 (9 states) and June 2048 (9 states). The sale of counterfeit eclipse glasses was also anticipated to be a hazard for eye injuries.
Logistical problems were expected with the influx of visitors, especially for smaller communities. Marriage proposals took place coinciding with the eclipse, and at least one wedding was also planned and took place to coincide with the eclipse. Many people left their homes and traveled hundreds of miles just to get a glimpse of totality, which most people never get to experience. The event was received with much enthusiasm across the nation people gathered outside their homes to watch it, and many parties were set up in the path of the eclipse. Information, personal communication, and photography were widely available as never before, capturing popular attention and enhancing the social experience. This total solar eclipse marked the first such event in the smartphone and social media era in America. Visibility as a partial eclipse in Honolulu, Hawaii began with sunrise at 4:20 p.m. PDT) the total eclipse's land coverage ended along the South Carolina coast at about 6:44 p.m.
PDT), with the total eclipse beginning there at 5:16 p.m. The event's shadow began to cover land on the Oregon coast as a partial eclipse at 4:05 p.m. The area of the path of totality was about 16 percent of the area of the United States, with most of this area over the ocean, not land.
The path of totality touched 14 states, and the rest of the U.S. Prior to this event, no solar eclipse had been visible across the entirety of the United States since Jnot since the February 1979 eclipse had a total eclipse been visible from anywhere in the mainland United States. Video of the eclipse second contact in Simpsonville, South Carolina.