(The Center Square) – At 560 miles as the widest state east of the Mississippi River, viewing of the solar eclipse Monday in North Carolina will be varied.
It is, nonetheless, the talk of the town in many places from Murphy to Manteo.
The state will have 80% to 84% totality, pending whereabouts an individual may be looking. The starting time is 1:51 p.m., the peak is about 3:15 p.m., and the eclipse will be over for the state by 4:30 p.m.
The area of totality is expected in 15 states between the Pacific beaches of Mexico and the Atlantic shores of Canada.
The last one in North Carolina was in 2017, though shorter than areas Monday getting the peak of 4 minutes, 28 seconds.
The next total solar eclipse is in 2026 near Greenland, Iceland and Spain. America’s next will be 2033, but only in Alaska. In 2044, the contiguous U.S. gets another one, though mainly in Montana, North Dakota and in western Canada.
