What North Carolina will experience during the April 8 solar eclipse
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North Carolina isn't on the path for a total eclipse on April 8 — but the Triangle will still experience the effects of a partial eclipse that day.
What to expect: Around 79% of the sun will be obscured by the moon for the eyes of Triangle residents, per NASA — with the eclipse starting around 2pm and peaking at 3:15pm.
- The North Carolina town with the highest percentage (88.5%) of the sun to be eclipsed is Tapoco in Graham County, along the Tennessee border, according to Eclipse2024.org.
Flashback: The 2017 eclipse just skirted North Carolina, with towns like Sylva and a small sliver of the mountains in the path of totality.
- The rest of the state still experienced significant coverage, with the sun getting more than 90% obscured from the Triangle's vantage point. .
Be smart: If you're going to look up at the eclipse, make sure you have eclipse glasses or you could damage your eyes.
The intrigue: Total solar eclipses are rare. There have been just 16 in the U.S. since 1869.
Editor's note: This story has been corrected to show that about 79% of the sun will be obscured by the moon in the Triangle on Monday, per NASA, not 83%.