National Eclipse

ECLIPSE OVERVIEW

The centerline of the eclipse enters Maine at approximately 2:18pm EDT, with totality beginning in that location at about 3:29pm EDT.

After entering the U.S. in Texas and traveling approximately 1,894 miles along the centerline in about 59 minutes and 10 seconds at an average speed of 1,920 miles per hour, the Moon's shadow begins the last leg of its journey across America. Indeed, as if on cue to celebrate this homestretch in the U.S., the centerline re-enters the States after a brief foray into Canada. In fact, Maine even reaches up to intercept the western line of the eclipse path, which ditched the U.S. for Canada way back in Ohio. For the first time in over 700 miles, the entire path of totality once again belongs exclusively to the United States. The downside, though, is that this stretch of eclipse track is perhaps the most prone to cloudy conditions in the entire U.S.

The path travels through the dense western forests of Maine, arguably the most remote region of land along the entire eclipse track in the U.S. It's endless miles of wilderness in these hinterlands with few signs of civilization. The centerline crosses almost directly over Mount Katahdin, the tallest mountain in Maine and the northern terminus of the famous Appalachian Trail. Farther east, more towns are peppered across the path, but as was the case in New Hampshire, the path never crosses a town with a population of at least 10,000 people. The largest town within the path is probably Presque Isle, along the eastern border with Canada, where totality will last for about 2 minutes and 49 seconds in the middle of town.

Interstate 95 crosses into the path of totality as it comes up from downstate Maine and it approaches the centerline before veering off to the east. The centerline itself last touches U.S. soil at the border with New Brunswick before heading out into Canada's Maritime provinces and Newfoundland before concluding its journey in the Atlantic Ocean.

The centerline of the eclipse exits the state, and the U.S., as it crosses the U.S.-Canada border at approximately 4:41pm EDT, with totality coming to an end in that location at about 3:35pm EDT. From the Québec-Maine border to the Maine-New Brunswick border, the Moon's shadow travels approximately 148 miles along the centerline in 3 minutes and 6 seconds at an average speed of 2,868 miles per hour.