Information About the 2024 Solar Eclipse for Macon County

—SPECIAL POST: 2024 SOLAR ECLIPSE—

A total solar eclipse will be crossing the United States this afternoon, but Macon County is not in the path of totality for this one as it was in 2017. The maximum obscuration in Macon County will be in the extreme northwest with 85.483% obscured at 3:07:44pm and the least obscured happening at the extreme southeast corner at Ellicott’s Rock with the sun beintg 83.594% covered at 3:08:06pm. Other outlets and government organizations have shared the timings and obsuration data for the area near Statesboro, NC, not Franklin, NC as claimed.

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Computer Simulation of Solar Eclipse Path

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The weather forecast for the eclipse is not looking promising. It will most likely be cloudy for most of the afternoon in Macon County and along most of the path of the eclipse, except in Vermont and Maine. There will probably be breaks in the clouds here that will allow quick peeks at the sun here and there.

The next North American partial eclipse happens for Canada and the northeastern U.S. on August 12, 2026. Next, a slight partial eclipse comes to eastern Canada and the eastern U.S. on the morning of January 26, 2028. Then the whole continent will get a partial eclipse on January 14, 2029. The next total solar eclipse that crosses North America won’t happen until August 12, 2045. Totality that day will run from northern California across the U.S. to Florida. The next total solar eclipse for Macon County is not until October 17, 2153.

Below are some handy websites for more data about the eclipse, including planned livestreams.

The Solar Eclipse Can BLIND You – How to Watch Solar Eclipse Safely | Doctor Eye Health