Solar eclipse times for the Pittsburgh area

PITTSBURGH — Monday's partial solar eclipse will be in and out of our area in less than three hours.  So have your ISO safety-certified eclipse glasses ready to go early in the afternoon.

Here is the timetable:

1 p.m.:  We will start to see the moon move in front of the sun shortly after 1 p.m. Monday.

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2:30 p.m.:  You'll be able to see a gradual increase in coverage from a very thin sliver of the sun being blocked to just more than 80 percent of the sun being blocked out.

3:50 p.m.: It will take another hour and 20 minutes for the sun to gradually reveal itself again from the moon.

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We will not notice much, if any, dimming of natural light during the afternoon.  However, with proper safety eclipse glasses, you'll be able to enjoy more than three-quarters of the sun being covered up early in the afternoon.

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