Annular Solar Eclipse in Libra: October 14

The Path: Who Can See It

This annular eclipse (not to be confused with annual – annular eclipses are not full black-out, so there will be a visible ring) will cross North, Central, and South America. Visible in parts of the United States, Mexico, and many countries in South and Central America, millions of people in the Western Hemisphere can experience this eclipse. It will be visible as far north as my homeland, Alaska, and as far south as Brazil. In the U.S. the maximum obscuration of the sun (at 90%) will occur from the Oregon coast up near Portland beginning at 9:13 a.m. PDT and will leave the path of the U.S. through the Galveston, Texas area at 12:03 p.m. CDT. The eclipse will still be visible to some degree through the entire day and geographies but the maximum obscuration path and timing is through the west coast of US and Mexico.

For your best local look at the eclipse, there is an excellent resource available at: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eclipses - which includes downloadable maps, explanations and more. A good page to bookmark for anyone, anywhere in the world who is curious about our incredible solar system.

Preparing the Path for 2024

This ring eclipse is clearing the path for one of the major cosmic events of 2024: the total solar eclipse. Dubbed the “Great American Eclipse” for its path through Oregon to Texas and Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, this total blackout of the sun is happening April 8, 2024. The saying in astrology goes that wherever the eclipses are visible are where they have the most influence, so while the global population will be impacted by this New Moon and Eclipse, the Americas are apt to experience the most intense energetic influence of it.