TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSEBuffalo, United StatesMonday 8 April 2024 · times in UTC-4
3m 45s
OF TOTAL DARKNESS
The Sun disappeared completely. The corona came out around a black disc, bright stars and planets appeared, and the horizon glowed like sunset in every direction at once.
100% COVERED SUN 46° UP 7 km OFF CENTRE
02 · TIMING
When did it happen?
The whole eclipse ran 2h 27m. All times are local, in UTC-4.
14:04 MAX 15:20 16:32
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 14:04 | 53° SSW |
| Totality beginsfilters off — the corona | 15:18 | — |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 15:20 | 46° SW |
| Totality endsfilters back on, immediately | 15:22 | — |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 16:32 | 35° WSW |
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun stood 46° above the horizon to the south-west — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Buffalo. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it was actually like
The Sun disappeared entirely. For those few minutes the corona stood out around a black disc, bright stars and planets came out, and the horizon took on the colours of a sunset in every direction at once. It was not a deeper version of a partial eclipse; it was a different event, and the difference arrived in the last few seconds.
04 · POSITION
Where was it seen?
Buffalo lay inside the path, 7 km from its centre line. The path was 178 km wide here.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 06:44
- SUNSET
- 19:50
- DAY LENGTH
- 13h 06m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 20:19
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 100%
- COORDINATES
- 42.887° N, 78.878° W
- PATH WIDTH
- 178 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,523 km/h
- SAROS
- 139 · no. 33
- MAGNITUDE
- 1.0247
- GAMMA
- 0.3430
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM BUFFALO
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Buffalo has coming, soonest first.