•  In Morelia there will be observation sites at UNAM Campus Morelia, UNAM Centro Cultural Morelia and the Morelia Planetarium “Lic. Felipe Rivera”

• The solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 will be partial in Michoacán, with a solar occultation of 81% in Morelia. However, the sky will not darken anywhere in the state.

With the aim of safely enjoying the next solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, the Eclipses Michoacán Local Committee will have three free observation venues:

• UNAM Campus Morelia (Ant. Carretera a Pátzcuaro, opposite Tenencia Morelos)
• UNAM Centro Cultural Morelia (Av. Acueducto &. Calz. Fr. Antonio de San Miguel)
• Morelia Planetarium “Lic. Felipe Rivera”

Opening hours to the public at the three venues will be from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. At all locations the eclipse will be observed with telescopes and eclipse glasses, and there will be projection of the total eclipse live from various points in Mexico, as well as hands-on and cultural activities for all ages. A total of 30 telescopes, 3,000 eclipse glasses and 250 volunteers will serve an expected attendance of 15,000 to 20,000 people between the three venues. 

From home, work, school or the street, people can view the eclipse safely with certified eclipse glasses or by using a cardboard with a small hole to project the eclipse indirectly onto a white surface. The sun should not be observed with the naked eye, nor through obsidian or other natural crystals, smoked or colored glass, negatives, x-rays, magnetic tapes or disks, water surfaces, reflections in mirrors, or conventional sunglasses. If viewed safely, the eclipse can be enjoyed by all people regardless of their condition, age or health.

This information is available on the social media and websites of Eclipses Michoacán and Eclipses México. There is also material available in P'urhépecha, Hñähñu (Otomi), Nahuatl and Mazahua, native languages spoken in our state, as well as in Mexican Sign Language. The total eclipse will also be broadcast from various parts of the country on social media.

Social Media (in Spanish)
Eclipses Michoacán @eclipsesmichoacan in Facebook & Instagram
Eclipses México @eclipsesmexico in Facebook, Twitter (X), Instagram & Youtube

Web pages (in Spanish)
www.irya.unam.mx/eclipsesmichoacan
www.eclipsesmexico.mx

Eclipses Michoacán Local Committee
The Michoacán Local Committee includes different entities of the UNAM Campus Morelia, led by the Institute of Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics, the National School of Higher Studies Unidad Morelia, the UNAM Cultural Center Morelia, as well as government entities of Michoacán, such as the Institute of Science, Technology and Innovation of the State of Michoacán and the Morelia Convention and Exhibition Center through the Morelia Planetarium “Lic. Felipe Rivera”. This committee works alongside the Eclipses México National Committee.

Press Contact (UNAM)
Unidad de Vinculación, UNAM Campus Morelia
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René A. Ortega Minakata
Instituto de Radioastronomía y Astrofísica, UNAM Campus Morelia
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Additional information

• The eclipse on April 8, 2024 will be total in Sinaloa, Durango and Coahuila (Mazatlán, Durango, Torreón / Gómez Palacio, Monclova, Piedras Negras). It will be observed as partial in the rest of the country. Totality will also cross the United States and southeastern Canada.
• In Michoacán, between 77% and 87% of solar occultation will be observed, with 81% in Morelia. In the October eclipse, solar occultation was 65% in Morelia. The sky will not darken (it will not become night), but changes in the intensity and color of the ambient light may be observed.
• Approximate times of the eclipse for Michoacán: Start 10:50 a.m., maximum 12:10 p.m., end 1:35 p.m.
• The last total eclipse visible anywhere in Mexico was in 1991, and the next will be in 2052. The next total eclipse visible in Morelia will be in 2261.