RICHFIELD, Utah — The moment in the sun... and out of the sun... arrived for Utah as the much-awaited annular solar eclipse made its way across the sky Saturday morning.
Thousands of people have descended upon the Beehive State as Utah was one of the few places in the country where the eclipse could be seen. Although the southern and central portions got the full eclipse effect, it was at about 90 percent in northern areas.
LIST: Eclipse viewing parties happening across Utah
The last time the U.S. had a solar eclipse of this magnitude was in 2017.
TIMETABLE OF ECLIPSE IN UTAH (all times MST):
- Eclipse Begins: 9:09:15 a.m.
- Annularity Begins: 10:26 a.m.
- Maximum Eclipse: 10:28:20 a.m.
- Annularity Ends: 10:39 a.m.
- Eclipse Ends: 11:55:28 a.m.
Saturday's event was an annular eclipse, which occurs when the moon moves directly in front of the sun, but the outer ring of the sun is still visible around the moon. This is why annular eclipses are sometimes called “Ring of Fire” eclipses.
