Seasonal & Holidays
Total Solar Eclipse: How Much We’ll See In Vienna, When To See It
Whether you're attending solar eclipse viewing events or watching at home, here's how to view the rare celestial event.
VIENNA, VA — Excitement is building in Vienna and Fairfax County for the April 8 total solar eclipse. We’re not among some 32 million Americans living in the path of totality, but neither will we miss out on the celestial sensation.
In the United States, the path of totality extends from Texas to Maine, but each of the 48 continental states will see some of the solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon slips between our bright star and Earth.
None of the total solar eclipse will reach Virginia, but the partial eclipse will be viewable. In Vienna, the moon will cover about 87.7 percent of the sun at the peak of the eclipse, according to a NASA map that is searchable by ZIP code.
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Here are the details:
Partial eclipse begins: 2:04 p.m.
Maximum: 3:20 p.m.
Partial ends: 4:32 p.m.
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The eclipse will last nearly two and a half hours from beginning to end in Vienna.
Fairfax County solar eclipse viewing events on April 8 include:
- See Partial Solar Eclipse at Turner Farm Park: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Partial Solar Eclipse Celebration at Ellanor C. Lawrence Park: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Partial Solar Eclipse Celebration at Burke Lake Park: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Safely See Partial Solar Eclipse at Historic Huntley: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Solar Eclipse Viewing Party at Centreville Regional Library: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- View the Solar Eclipse at Sherwood Regional Library: 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Oakton Library will also hold an educational event on April 2 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. ahead of the solar eclipse. On March 30 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Kings Park Library will hold solar eclipse viewer making.
The total solar eclipse starts in Mexico, entering the United States in Texas and traveling through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, as well as small parts of Tennessee and Michigan, before entering Canada in southern Ontario through Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton before exiting continental North America on the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
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