Partial solar eclipse to occur in parts of Caribbean on April 8

A partial solar eclipse will be visible on April 8 for some islands in the Caribbean, including Antigua and Barbuda.

While the region is not on the path to the total solar eclipse, residents are advised to prepare their solar viewing or eclipse glasses to view the partial eclipse safely.

A total solar eclipse is set to cross North America on April 8, passing over Mexico, the United States and Canada.

Timeanddate.com has a list of various times for countries that will be in the path of totality or for those where a partial solar eclipse will be visible.

According to timeanddate.com, there are several Caribbean Islands where a partial solar eclipse will be visible, including: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean Netherlands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Martin, Sint Maarten, St Barts, The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the US Virgin Islands.

A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun.

NASA reports that the first location in continental North America that will experience totality is Mexico’s Pacific coast at around 11:07 am PDT.

The path of the eclipse continues from Mexico, entering the United States in Texas and traveling through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Small parts of Tennessee and Michigan will also experience the total solar eclipse.

The eclipse will enter Canada in Southern Ontario, and continue through Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Cape Breton.

The eclipse will exit continental North America on the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada, at 5:16 pm NDT.

NASA states that this will be the last total solar eclipse visible from the contiguous United States until 2044.