Indiana Gets 0.45% Solar Eclipse on Aug. 12 as Totality Misses State

3 articles · Updated · IndyStar · May 11

Fort Wayne is expected to see just 0.45% of the sun covered at about 1:16 p.m. on Aug. 12, making Indiana one of the weakest U.S. viewing spots for the eclipse.
Only northeast Indiana falls within the partial-eclipse path, and viewers would need to travel northeast of Angola to reach roughly 1% coverage.
The Aug. 12 eclipse will cross parts of North America, Europe and Africa, with top viewing sites such as Reykjavik and León getting nearly 2 minutes of totality.
Freeport, Maine, could see up to 20% of the sun blocked, while Indiana is not expected to get a large partial eclipse of more than 50% until January 2029.

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