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Local Circumstances for the 21 AUG 2017 Total Solar Eclipse at Herndon, KY:

Latitude: 36° 44' 01" NLongitude: 87° 33' 56" W
Duration of Totality*: 2m 32sPartial phase start: 11:56:27AM (CDT), at "1:30 o'clock" on the sun's disk
Totality Start*: 1:24:44PM (CDT)
*All times shown are calculated for the lat/long specified above, and are accurate to within a couple of seconds, due mainly to influences of the "edge effects" at the start and end of totality.
For a more detailed explanation of this, please see the "About Accuracy" section of this great 2017 eclipse page by Ernie Wright of NASA!
Please also note that these times have been converted from UTC; if you see times on other sites that say "UTC"/ "UT", or "GMT", those are NOT the local times for you in Herndon!

Standard Google Map of Herndon and vicinity
Current Weather Forecast for Herndon
CURRENT CLOUD COVER:
LOCAL | NATIONAL
Visit our "Weather" links above for other great cloud cover forecast maps!

Xavier Jubier's interactive map of the path near Herndon

See our instructions page for use of the above map!
Launch a full-screen version of the above map!

Herndon, KY


Herndon is in the path of totality for the Total Solar Eclipse of August 21, 2017!
Observers there will see (appx.) 2m 32s of totality!


(Get your eclipse glasses here – you MUST have them to safely view the partial phases!)



Do you have a location that could host folks seeking to watch the eclipse?
First, we'd suggest you contact your local Chamber of Commerce and/or Town/City Council.
But then, check out Sky & Telescope Magazine's Marketplace for viewing locations!
Eclipse2017.org also has a (paid) Eclipse advertising section, where you can make and post an ad to promote your products and services!

 

Please be sure to check out Dr. Kate Russo's excellent White Paper on Community Eclipse Planning!

Not where you want to be?
Go back to other KY cities!
Visit community pages for other states

 


Official Plans for viewing the eclipse from Herndon

No viewing plans for Herndon have been submitted to us yet!


Pictures of the Herndon area

No pictures of Herndon have been submitted yet!




If you are an official of Herndon, who is responsible for Eclipse2017 public outreach,
please send us information about your community’s 2017 eclipse plans – so we can share it here with everyone!
(Please note, we are completely swamped with requests, so NO more pictures - and PLEASE give us the text EXACTLY so we can cut and paste it in!)




 

Eclipse2017.org encourages everyone to get into the path of totality on eclipse day,
and see one of the greatest sights the sky has to offer!


(And make sure to have eclipse glasses on hand for everyone!)


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