Total Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024 Will Shadow the United States
Last Total solar eclipse in the U.S. for 20 years
This bodes well for America, which has seen a series of total solar eclipses ‘shadow’ that help stir difficult karmas for the nation. It’s a very good thing for the U.S. because total solar eclipses stress the land, animals, plants, and animals where it shadows.
People often do not see the effects of a total solar eclipse until the years that follow it. But where an eclipse shadows must be tracked for years, which is the job of a mundane Vedic astrologer like Kathleen Whalen and Conscious Calendars.
Mercury Retrograde During the Eclipse – Mega Red Day
All Planets will be direct all year until Monday, April 1, 2024, when Mercury goes retrograde. Mercury appears to retrogrades starting on April 2 for everyone.
Did you know that 90% of the time, Mercury will be retrograding during eclipse season?
It is because Mercury is so close to the Sun, that it will appear to retrograde during one or both eclipses. There are two to three sets or pairs of eclipses every year.
This Mercury retrograde occurs with Mercury, the planet of communication at its weakest. Plan on correcting little mistakes in your emails, double check your notes if you transcribe or copy anything and even triple check yourself!
And double check appointments. People often have more distractions during eclipse season, and little dramas or challenges can arise. This will either affect you directly or you will know people who have a little more of a wild time with this particular Mercury retrograde and they will need to constantly be rescheduling through mid April.
Mercury Retrograde April 2 – 24. By the full moon on August 23 we will feel the relief as that is when Eclipse Season ends too!
Astro 101: Mercury retrogrades in Aries, at 3 degrees in Ashwini Nakshatra.
What to do During Eclipses
For Tips to make positive changes and shift karma during an eclipse, read more here: Eclipse Tips and Mega Red Days
Eclipse Viewing SAFETY & Tips
Safety is VERY important when viewing solar eclipses. You could damage your eyes and vision permanently if you do not view a solar eclipse correctly. – Kathleen Whalen, M.S.
Solar Eclipse Safety from NASA:
Safety is the number one priority when viewing a total solar eclipse. Be sure you’re familiar with when you need to wear specialized eye protection designed for solar viewing by reviewing these safety guidelines.
Quick facts and tips from NASA:
We can’t normally see the corona – The Sun’s outer atmosphere – because the Sun’s surface below it is so much brighter. But during a total solar eclipse, the corona becomes visible, offering unique opportunities to study it.
When the Moon finally COMPLETELY blocks the visible surface of the Sun during a total solar eclipse, viewers can remove their solar safety glasses. A total solar eclipse is the only type of solar eclipse where eclipse glasses can be momentarily removed.
When a solar eclipse reaches totality, nocturnal wildlife sometimes wakes up, thinking it’s nighttime, and non-nocturnal wildlife might think it’s time to head to sleep!
Eclipse Locations & Times
Note: If you are in the US and do not see your location listed below, click here to find out how much of the eclipse will shadow where you live.
UTC April 8, 2024 (Universal Time) – starting point
Begin: 15:42/3:42 pm
Maximum: 18:17/6:17 pm
End: 20:52/8:52 pm
Total Duration across the Earth is 5 hrs, 10 minutes
Cities where Total Solar Eclipse Shadows 100%
Montreal Canada April 8 EDT
Begin: 2:14 pm
Maximum: 3:27 pm
End: 4:36 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 22 minutes
Buffalo New York April 8 EDT
Duration 2h, 27m
Erie Pennsylvania April 8 EDT
Cleveland, Ohio April 8 EDT – 100% in the center of the Total Solar Eclipse Shadow
Begin: 1:59 pm
Maximum: 3:15 pm
End: 4:29 pm
Duration 2h, 30m
Little Rock, Arkansas Apr 8 CST
Duration 2h, 38 m
San Antonio & Dallas, TX are at 100% totality, and right in the center of the Total Solar Eclipse path
Dallas, Texas Apr 8 CST
Begins 12:23 pm
Maximum 1:42 pm
Ends: 3:02 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 39 minutes
San Antonio, Texas Apr 8 CST at 100% totality, and right in the center of the Total Solar Eclipse path
Begins 12:14 pm
Maximum 1:34 pm
Ends 2:55 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 41 minutes
Cities in the United States with Partial Solar Eclipse
Entire West Coast of the U.S.
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle
Seattle April 8 PDT
Begins Mon Apr 8 10:39 am
Maximum Mon Apr 8 11:29 am
Ends Mon Apr 8 12:21 pm
Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes
New York April 8 Partial EDT
Partial Begin: 2:10 pm
Maximum: 3:25 pm
Partial End: 4:36 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 26 minutes
Other Locations that have Partial Solar Eclipse
Mexico City April 8 CST
Partial Begin: 10:55 am
Maximum: 12:14 pm
Partial End: 1:36 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 41 minutes
Recent History of Solar Eclipses across the United States
Image below of the Great American Eclipses that occurred on October 14, 2023 and April 8, 2024.
Using observations from different NASA missions, this map shows where the Moon’s shadow will cross the U.S. during the 2023 annular solar eclipse and 2024 total solar eclipse. The map was developed by NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio (SVS) in collaboration with the NASA Heliophysics Activation Team NASA/Scientific Visualization Studio/Michala Garrison; eclipse calculations by Ernie Wright, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
2017 Total Solar Eclipse across America
The eclipses fanned the flames of division and anger starting with the total solar eclipse in fall of 2017, when the most controversial president presided.
The effects of that solar eclipse were predicted to continue to affect the U.S. for 4.5 years because of the length of eclipse. We can see that the global markets and the pandemic had a majority of its negative effects through the end of 2021.
2023 Total Solar Eclipse – Great American Solar Eclipse
The October 2023 Total Solar Eclipse shadowed all three Americas, North, Central and South America.
The April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse shadows central and North America into Canada.
Stress on the Land, people, animals, and water sources of the U.S.
For example, a prior total solar eclipse that shadowed the United States was in August 2017. It shadowed the entire U.S., beginning in Oregon and ending in the Southeast. It shadowed the U.S. for over 4 minutes.
We know that the United States went through some of its most divisive and contentious periods in the 4.5 years following that solar eclipse.
We are looking at stress for the land, people, animals, and water for just under 4 years. This is because of the rule of Vedic Astrology that I explain here.
The total solar eclipse passes from Mexico to Montreal and Texas to Maine in April 2024.”
Look up the eclipse in your location
Free Total Solar Eclipse Event – How to prepare and use the day of the eclipse for your spiritual evolution
This is for those who registered for the event. I like to give guidance and love to reward those who take action and join me for events. So, this replay is for you.
The high points of the information from the slides are below with topics like:
- The 18-month Eclipse Cycle
- Pisces/Virgo Axis and what it might mean for you
- Total Solar Eclipse Preparation for the day
- What to do on the Day of Total Solar Eclipse
- Use this information for other eclipse days
Here are some high points of what we discussed.
During Eclipse season, nervousness and changes can arise more often making some feel ungrounded.
Practice Grounding during eclipse month, especially near Lunar Eclipse and Total Solar Eclipse days.
- pelvic tilts, rounding / moving hips.
- wiggles toes, raise and lower heels to feel feet on the ground
- breathe into the pelvis
- Oil your head/hair at night before sleep. Cover in silk scarf, or a cap.
- Humming
- Take Lemon Balm before sleep to calm nerves, or just a few drops during the day to spread the qi and prana
Advise around the Eclipse
- no major purchases or decisions
- no impulse purchases
- just CHILL, spend time grounding and chilling, calming
BEFORE the Eclipse
Start now, take easy steps towards eclipse day.
What is your ideal way to start your day? How do you want to start your day? Start taking steps, no pressure, towards that ideal start to your day. This could be spiritual practices of your choice, meditation, yoga, walks in nature, etc. Your choice.DURING the Eclipse
What you do on an eclipse day has a 100,000 fold effect when it is related to your spiritual self. So, what do you want to build in your daily practice?
During the eclipse, when you are singing mantra or meditating, place natural fabric over your head and shoulders. For instance, silk, wool, hemp, cotton. Sit on wool during meditation / mantra is very grounding and is good for daily practice too.
- Intention at PEAKI of an eclipse are for your health and spiritual practices, not for worldly or creative acts like for relationships, love, making money. It is NOT a day to set an intention for gain. Focus on your commitment to your spiritual practices and health of your soul.
- Meditate the night before the eclipse, when you wake, and at peak eclipse time.
- If you are NOT in the shadow of the eclipse meditate before bed and upon waking.
- Say mantra of your choice, or, repeat words of your choice
- Colors to wear this upcoming Monday eclipse: Yellow, or Robins egg blue or other soft pastel color.
AFTER the Eclipse
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