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April 8, 2024 — Total Solar Eclipse — Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA

Apr 8, 2024 at 2:00 pm
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Global Event: Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Solar Eclipse, in Cape Girardeau
Begins: Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 12:41 pm
Maximum: Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 2:00 pm 1.022 Magnitude
Ends: Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 3:17 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 36 minutes
Totality: 4 minutes, 7 seconds
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April 8, 2024 — Total Solar Eclipse — Cape Girardeau

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Cape Girardeau. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (CDT) for Cape Girardeau.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
12:41:54 pm Mon, Apr 8
Partial Eclipse begins The Moon touches the Sun's edge.Map direction South 171°
60.0°
1:58:21 pm Mon, Apr 8
Full Eclipse begins The Sun becomes totally eclipsed.Map direction South-southwest 207°
57.5°
2:00:25 pm Mon, Apr 8
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the Sun.Map direction South-southwest 208°
57.3°
2:02:28 pm Mon, Apr 8
Full Eclipse ends The total eclipse ends.Map direction South-southwest 209°
57.1°
3:17:30 pm Mon, Apr 8
Partial Eclipse ends The Moon leaves the Sun's edge.Map direction Southwest 235°
46.9°

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like near the maximum point. The curvature of the Moon's path is due to the Earth's rotation.

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Cloud Coverage (Apr 8)

In the past, this day was cloudy 60% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Cape Girardeau

Eclipse Visibility From Cape GirardeauVisibility Worldwide
Oct 14, 2023 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse West in Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic
Mar 24–25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse South/West Europe, East in Asia, Much of Australia, Much of Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctica
Apr 8, 2024 Total Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse West in Europe, North America, North in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic
Sep 17, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse Europe, South/West Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse Much of Europe, Much of Asia, Much of Australia, Much of Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctica

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