Sonnenfinsternis 8. April 2024
Millinocket, Maine, USA

The total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, will traverse Maine around midday, offering prime viewing in locations like Caribou and Fort Kent in Aroostook County. Observers in these areas will experience approximately 3 minutes of totality, witnessing the surreal phenomenon of day turning to twilight. This rare event offers a chance to see the Sun’s elusive corona and stars during daylight.

The total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, is part of the Saros cycle 139, which is a series of eclipses sharing similar geometrical properties. Each cycle is approximately 18 years, 11 days, and 8 hours long, which means eclipses in the same Saros cycle occur at about one-third of Earth's rotation later, shifting westward.

Saros 139 began on May 17, 1501, and will continue until June 21, 2763. It includes 77 eclipses in the series. The April 8, 2024, eclipse is particularly notable as it follows the path of the 2017 eclipse, albeit with a different trajectory across the U.S., moving from southwest to northeast.