2024 Ozarks Total Solar Eclipse
April 8, 2024, 1:55 PM
Totality
Alton, MO will be in the Shadow
A total solar eclipse occurs somewhere on Earth once every 18 months on average. In any one location, a total solar eclipse is rare, occurring on average once every 375 years. The moon’s dark inner shadow intersects Earth along a thin track known as the path of totality.
On April 8, 2024, Alton, Missouri will be within the path of totality. We will experience nature’s most amazing spectacle, a total eclipse of the Sun.
During totality, the moon blocks the sun, casting a dark shadow. This is the only time the sun’s ethereal solar corona (outer atmosphere) is visible to the naked eye.
Totality is awe-inspiring, beautiful, eerie, and emotional. The experience is hard to describe.
Alton, Missouri Data
Eclipse day is
Monday, April 8, 2024
2024 Eclipse facts for Alton
| Duration of Totality | 3 min 53.5 sec |
| Partial eclipse starts | 12:38:07 PM |
| Total eclipse starts | 1:54:49 PM |
| Mid-eclipse | 1:56:46 PM |
| Total eclipse ends | 1:58:43 PM |
| Partial eclipse ends | 3:14:28 PM |
Alton, Missouri Eclipse 2024 data from eclipse2024.org
You MUST use certified eye protection to safely watch the partial phases of the 2024 eclipse!
2024 Eclipse Information
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