Make manner for a memorable Monday as a photo voltaic eclipse arrives throughout the Maritimes.
Elements of the area will expertise whole daytime darkness for as much as three minutes and 20 seconds, because the moon aligns completely between the solar and Earth.
The eclipse’s path of totality contains central New Brunswick, the western tip of Prince Edward Island, and Cape Breton’s Meat Cove space in Nova Scotia.
Different elements of the Maritimes will expertise a partial photo voltaic eclipse.
Don’t look instantly on the eclipse’s partial section at any time with out carrying licensed security eyeglasses.
Parts of Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, Ontario, as nicely america and Mexico, can even expertise Monday’s whole photo voltaic eclipse.
After Monday, the subsequent whole photo voltaic eclipse within the Maritimes will happen on Might 1, 2079.
A map exhibiting the April 8, 2024, photo voltaic eclipse that shall be seen in elements of the Maritimes, Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, Ontario, together with parts of america and Mexico.
The next are eclipse occasions for choose Maritime communities, inside and out of doors the trail of totality:
Path of totality eclipse occasions throughout the Maritimes
Hartland, N.B.
- Eclipse begin time: 3:22:43 p.m.
- Totality begin time: 4:32:24 p.m.
- Period of totality: 3 minutes, 20.7 seconds
Florenceville-Bristol, N.B.
- Eclipse begin time: 3:22:41 p.m.
- Totality begin time: 4:32:19 p.m.
- Period of totality: 3 minutes, 18.9 seconds
Doaktown, N.B.
- Eclipse begin time: 3:24:34 p.m.
- Totality begin time: 4:33:48 p.m.
- Period of totality: 3 minutes, 16.6 seconds
Woodstock, N.B.
- Eclipse begin time: 3:22:34 p.m.
- Totality begin time: 4:32:22 p.m.
- Period of totality: 3 minutes, 16.2 seconds
Tignish Nook, P.E.I.
- Eclipse begin time: 3:27:11 p.m.
- Totality begin time: 4:35:44 p.m.
- Period of totality: 3 minutes, 10.9 seconds
Miramichi, N.B.
- Eclipse begin time: 3:25:27p.m.
- Totality begin time: 4:34:24 p.m.
- Period of totality: 3 minutes, 8.2 seconds
Alberton, P.E.I.
- Eclipse begin time: 3:27:08 p.m.
- Totality begin time: 4:35:49 p.m.
- Period of totality: 3 minutes, 2.5 seconds
Perth-Andover, N.B.
- Eclipse begin time: 3:22:39 p.m.
- Totality begin time: 4:32:25 p.m.
- Period of totality: 2 minutes, 52.8 seconds
Bouctouche, N.B.
- Eclipse begin time: 3:26:14 p.m.
- Totality begin time: 4:35:28 p.m.
- Period of totality: 2 minutes, 34.5 seconds
Plaster Rock, N.B.
- Eclipse begin time: 3:23:07 p.m.
- Totality begin time: 4:32:54 p.m.
- Period of totality: 2 minutes, 32.1 seconds
Chipman, N.B.
- Eclipse begin time: 3:24:45 p.m.
- Totality begin time: 4:34:29 p.m.
- Period of totality: 2 minutes, 25.7 seconds
Fredericton
- Eclipse begin time: 3:23:41 p.m.
- Totality begin time: 4:33:50 p.m.
- Period of totality: 2 minutes, 12.4 seconds
Tracadie-Sheila, N.B.
- Eclipse begin time: 3:26:18 p.m.
- Totality begin time: 4:35:22 p.m.
- Period of totality: 2 minutes, 9.2 seconds
Meat Cove, N.S.
- Eclipse begin time: 3:31:16 p.m.
- Totality begin time: 4:39:37 p.m.
- Period of totality: 1 minute, 29.5 seconds
Grand Falls, N.B.
- Eclipse begin time: 3:22:46 p.m.
- Totality begin time: 4:33:10 p.m.
- Period of totality: 1 minute, 17.9 seconds
Summerside, P.E.I.
- Eclipse begin time: 3:27:22 p.m.
- Totality begin time: 4:37:08 p.m.
- Period of totality: 1 minute, 1.3 seconds
Most partial eclipse occasions throughout Maritime cities exterior of totality
Moncton, N.B.
- Eclipse begin time: 3:26:04 p.m.
- Mid-eclipse time: 4:36:45 p.m.
- Mid-eclipse magnitude: 99.89 per cent
Edmundston, N.B.
- Eclipse begin time: 3:22:11 p.m.
- Mid-eclipse time: 4:33:13 p.m.
- Mid-eclipse magnitude: 99.8 per cent
Charlottetown, P.E.I.
- Eclipse begin time: 3:28:09 p.m.
- Mid-eclipse time: 4:38:17 p.m.
- Mid-eclipse magnitude: 99.2 per cent
Saint John, N.B.
- Eclipse begin time: 3:24:14 p.m.
- Mid-eclipse time: 4:35:34 p.m.
- Mid-eclipse magnitude: 98.1 per cent
Sydney, N.S.
- Eclipse begin time: 3:31:39 p.m.
- Mid-eclipse time: 4:40:53 p.m.
- Mid-eclipse magnitude: 97.3 per cent
Halifax, N.S.
- Eclipse begin time: 3:27:21 p.m.
- Mid-eclipse time: 4:38:04 p.m.
- Mid-eclipse magnitude: 94.5 per cent
The place to observe the eclipse
New Brunswick
An inventory of free New Brunswick eclipse viewing occasions, together with choose up places for licensed security eyeglasses (if nonetheless obtainable) might be discovered right here.
Free public eclipse viewing occasions will occur Monday afternoon in a number of New Brunswick communities, together with: Florenceville-Bristol, Fredericton, Hartland, Miramichi, Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Woodstock, Arcadia, and Moncton.
A photo voltaic telescope balloon will launch from Florenceville-Bristol in the beginning of the eclipse to seize photos of the spectacle excessive above New Brunswick. Dwell photos from the telescope will stream stay to native viewing occasions, in addition to on-line.
P.E.I.
Monday’s whole photo voltaic eclipse shall be seen by means of most of Prince County in western P.E.I., in addition to northern elements of Queen’s County, together with:
- Tignish
- Alberton
- O’Leary
- Tyne Valley
- Wellington
- Summerside
- Cavendish
- Kensington
The North Cape Coastal Drive social media web page lists a lot of gathering spots in western P.E.I., together with:
- The North Cape Interpretive Centre in Tignish is open from 9 a.m. to six p.m.
- There shall be an eclipse watch occasion with the St. Chrysostome Seaside Goats from 3 p.m. to six p.m.
- The Stompin’ Tom Centre in Skinners Pond will host free leisure from 1 p.m. to 2p.m. with musician Kurk Bernard
- The West Level Harbourside Centre in O’Leary is internet hosting a BBQ and actions for youths beginning at 1:30 p.m.
- The Bi-Centennial Park in Tignish is internet hosting a free group occasion from 1:30 p.m. to five:30 p.m.
Town of Charlottetown says the within lane of the Victoria Park Roadway, from Terry Fox Drive to Victoria Park Driveway, shall be closed to visitors from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. for the eclipse.
Town says the partial street closure shall be in place to “permit the general public to securely observe the photo voltaic eclipse from the park.”
Cape Breton
The Lawless Lobster Seafood Trailer shall be open for everybody travelling to the northern tip of Cape Breton for the eclipse.
“We shall be serving hotdogs, grilled cheese, bottled water, gentle drinks, potato chips and naturally our well-known seafood chowder. We can even have some Meat Cove merchandise obtainable,” reads a publish on the trailer’s Fb web page.
The Meat Cove Group Centre shall be internet hosting a Sweets and Tea Eclipse Social from 1:30 pm to three:30 pm. The occasion is $10 for adults and $5 for youths
Vacation spot Cape Breton additionally recommends folks go to the Skyline Path, Inverness Seaside, the Highland Village in Iona and Chéticamp to observe the eclipse.
Climate continues to be excellent for eclipse viewing
CTV Atlantic meteorologist Kalin Mitchell says it’s so far so good for climate within the Maritimes and viewing the photo voltaic eclipse.
Just a few patchy, damaged mid-level cloud is shifting by means of at an honest clip. Mitchell says it shouldn’t be sufficient to completely impede viewing in any a part of the Maritimes Monday afternoon.
Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., circumstances are anticipated to be primarily clear for New Brunswick, and some, or patchy, clouds are anticipated for each Nova Scotia and P.E.I.
Visitors and communications
New Brunswick public faculties inside the eclipse’s path of totality shall be dismissed early from afternoon courses on Monday.
Drivers ought to put together for detours and delays inside the path of totality, with an inflow of individuals anticipated.
A number of restrictions for autos shall be in impact round three Woodstock public viewing areas on Monday. A shuttle service in Florenceville-Bristol will run between two public viewing occasions on either side of the Saint John River, with crews directing visitors on the Florenceville Bridge (which is down to 1 lane as a result of ongoing development). The world’s longest coated bridge in Hartland shall be closed to autos from 12 p.m. to six p.m.
New Brunswick’s Emergency Measures Organized has suggested drivers to gas up earlier than venturing out, with the potential for lengthy waits.
A spotlight inside the path of totality can even be positioned on communications, with an expectation for prime community demand. Bell Aliant says routine upkeep shall be paused on Monday afternoon to optimize information and voice providers in areas the place giant numbers of individuals are anticipated. Bell Aliant (a division of Bell, which owns CTV Atlantic) says utilization ranges shall be monitored intently all through the eclipse occasion.
CTVNewsAtlantic.ca will present stay protection of the eclipse because it travels throughout the Maritimes on Monday.
A particular version of CTV Information at Six with Todd Battis will broadcast stay Monday from Miramichi, that includes in depth eclipse protection from throughout the area.
