How much of the sun will be covered in the Bay Area, and other questions answered.
At its maximum, the eclipse on Saturday, Oct. 14, will obscure about three-quarters of the sun over the Bay Area.
The solar eclipse is of the annular type, called “the ring of fire” because the moon doesn’t completely obscure the sun. Even along the path of maximum darkness, a bright edge will remain visible.The obscuration — the percentage of the sun that will be covered by the moon — will be about 77% in the Bay Area. The magnitude, indicating the fraction of the sun’s diameter that is covered, will be about 0.8.
In a narrow band extending from Oregon to Texas, the obscuration will reach its maximum of 90%. Among the cities near that band are Eugene, Ore. and Winnemucca, Nev. .The eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017, had a path of totality across the United States. In the Bay Area, it was around 75%.
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