PERRY COUNTY — On the afternoon of April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse — the first since the Great American Eclipse in 2017 and the last until August 2044 — will arc across the southern half of Indiana from southwest to northeast. The zone of totality, in which it will become almost completely dark, runs through various parts of the state.

The eclipse will first be visible in Indiana in the Mount Vernon area, and through the afternoon it will progress across the state through regions that include Linton, Bloomington, Indianapolis, Shelbyville, Muncie, New Castle, Connersville, and Portland. Along the centerline of the zone of totality, darkness will last for approximately four minutes, and as you move farther away from the center line of that arc across the state, the timeframe and amount of darkness will drop. Tell City viewing should last approximately two minutes. Solar eclipses occur when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, blocking all or part of the Sun’s light. There are different types of solar eclipses, including total and partial, with each offering a unique spectacle in the sky.

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