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Solar Eclipse of October 14, 2023

A solar eclipse will take place on October 14, 2023. In this special section dedicated to the event, you’ll learn about eclipses in general and the local circumstances of this particular eclipse, and you’ll find suggestions for safe viewing methods. Click on through the following sections!

Get ready for the October 14, 2023 Solar Eclipse!

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The October 14, 2023 Solar Eclipse

The solar eclipse that takes place on Saturday, October 14, 2023, will be annular in a 200+-km-wide path from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean, passing through a number of western and southwestern US States and a few Latin American countries. Outside this path, the eclipse will be partial to varying degrees, notably in Québec and most of Canada.
Annular eclipse steps

Local circumstances of the solar eclipse of October 14, 2023

Key moments of the solar eclipse of October 14, 2023, for more than a hundred localities in Quebec and elsewhere in Canada and the US, presented as tables indicating the local time of contacts, as well as the magnitude of the eclipse and obscuration of the Sun at the time of maximum.