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Ephemeris: 03/08/2024 – We’re one month away from the last Great American Eclipse for the next 21 years

March 8, 2024 Comments off

This is Bob Moler with Ephemeris for International Women’s Day, Friday, March 8th. Today the Sun will be up for 11 hours and 33 minutes, setting at 6:40, and it will rise tomorrow at 7:05. The Moon, 2 days before new, will rise at 7:01 tomorrow morning.

We are exactly one month from our total solar eclipse this year, so I hope you’ve gotten your eclipse glasses or whatever else you need to safely view the Sun, or make plans to drive to the path of totality. This weekend we have a time change, spring forward to daylight savings time. It’s something I don’t look forward to, because it pushes the darkness in the evening out one more hour later. Not only does the sunset later each night, but we mess with the clocks to make it even later. By the end of June and early July twilight doesn’t officially end until after midnight. Then we only get 4 1/2 hours of darkness anyway if the Moon wasn’t out.

The astronomical event times given are for the Traverse City/Interlochen area of Michigan (EST, UT –5 hours). They may be different for your location.

Addendum

Image of the eclipse2024.org overview of its interactive eclipse map showing the path of totality. Click or tap on the map to enlarge it. Credit eclipse2024.org via NASA.gov.
What I think about Daylight Saving Time. Visualized by Salvador Dalí.
What I think about Daylight Saving Time. Visualized by Salvador Dalí.
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