Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog

Ephemeris for Monday, February 27th.  The Sun will rise at 7:22.  It’ll be up for 11 hours and 5 minutes, setting at 6:28.  The Moon, 1 day past new, will set at 7:52 this evening.

We didn’t get a chance to see yesterday’s annular eclipse of the Sun, since it occurred mostly in the South Atlantic Ocean.  But it’s a wake up call for those of us who chase the Moon’s shadow, that the Great American Eclipse is a bit less than 6 months away.  August 21st to be exact.  Here in northern Michigan the Sun will be 75% or so covered by the Moon at peak.  For me it’s 100% or nothing.  The path where the Sun will be totally eclipsed will run from Oregon to South Carolina.  I’ve seen totality four times from 1963 to 1979 and accumulated 8 ½ minutes of time basking under the shade of the Moon.  Well not basking, for those were hectic magical times, not to be missed.  And come hell or high water I will strive to add another 2 plus minutes to that total.

Times are for the Traverse City/Interlochen area of Michigan. They may be different for your location.

Addendum

A screen cap of the map showing the path of totality of the August 21, 2017 total solar eclipse from NASA’s eclipse page. Credit: NASA and Google Maps.

NASA’s Eclipse page:  https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/