On 8 April, a Total Solar Eclipse or partial solar eclipse will begin in the South Pacific and be visible, where the skies are clear, over most of North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada.
During a Total Solar Eclipse the New Moon comes between the Sun and Earth and covers the entire disk of the Sun, casting its shadow, the umbra, on Earth.
A Partial Solar Eclipse occurs when the Moon covers only a part of the Sun, sometimes resembling a bite taken out of a cookie.
