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Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024: A total solar eclipse takes place at the Moon's ascending node, visible across North America.
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Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024
Total eclipse over North America
The solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, also known as the Great North American Eclipse, was a total solar eclipse visible across a band covering parts of North America, from Mexico to Canada and crossing the contiguous United States. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Solar eclipse
Natural phenomenon wherein the Sun is obscured by the Moon
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs approximately every six months, during the eclipse season in its new moon phase, when the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Orbital node
Point where an orbit crosses a plane of reference to which it is inclined
An orbital node is either of the two points where an orbit intersects a plane of reference to which it is inclined. A non-inclined orbit, which is contained in the reference plane, has no nodes.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
April 8
Day of the year
April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 267 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)