Total Solar Eclipse 2024

Join us in Sackets Harbor to see the moon perfectly cover the sun during the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse, on Monday, April 8!

Sackets Harbor is in the center of the path of totality, which means the sun will go from partially eclipsed to 100% eclipsed over the course of the afternoon. We’ll enjoy 3 minutes and 40 seconds of totality, and viewers will be able to see the full corona of the sun during this time, which is not normally visible to the human eye.

According to NASA, here are the important times to note on April 8, 2024 in Sackets Harbor:

• 2:09 pm: The moon will begin to eclipse the sun.
• 3:22 pm: The moon will fully eclipse the sun at 3:22 and 20 seconds.
• 3:26 pm: The moon will begin to move beyond the sun.
• 4:34 pm: The moon will be fully out of the way of the sun.

Wherever you’ll be viewing the eclipse from, please be aware of important safety information. Again, according to NASA, “(e)xcept during the brief total phase of a total solar eclipse, when the Moon completely blocks the Sun’s bright face, it is not safe to look directly at the Sun without specialized eye protection for solar viewing. Viewing any part of the bright Sun through a camera lens, binoculars, or a telescope without a special-purpose solar filter secured over the front of the optics will instantly cause severe eye injury.”

You can find a comprehensive article on eye safety during eclipses at the American Astronomical Society’s website. And you’ll find more safety tips on eye protection, sunscreen, driving, and more on NASA’s website.

In Sackets Harbor, we have several locations giving away or selling special eclipse glasses:

• Hay Memorial Library (1 free pair per person, while supplies last)
• Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site (1 free pair per person on eclipse day, while supplies last)
• Sackets Harbor Visitor Center (1 free pair per person during eclipse weekend)
• The Sandwich Bar (1 pair free with the purchase of food during eclipse weekend)
• Chrissy Beanz
• Junk in the Trunk
• O.D. Greene Hardware

We’ll also be celebrating this extremely rare and awe-inspiring occurrence with educational programming and events leading up to April 8th and festivities on the date itself. During the four-day weekend of the eclipse (April 5 through April 8), Sackets Harbor will feature:

• Comedy Shows at The Ballroom on Friday night
• A Celestial Art Show at The Arts Center on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
• Special Early Opening of The Visitor Center on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
• Pop Up Clothing Shop at Hay Memorial Library on Saturday morning and afternoon
• Live Music at The Sandwich Bar on Saturday afternoon
• A Comedy Show and Live Music at The Ballroom on Saturday night
• A Pancake Breakfast at St. Andrew’s Church Parish Center on Sunday morning
• The Sentinels in the Spotlight Fundraising Concert at The Ballroom on Sunday afternoon
• A Chicken BBQ at the American Legion on Sunday evening
• Live Music with Chasing Neon at The Boathouse on Sunday night
• A Commemorative Eclipse Stamp Cancellation at the United Presbyterian Church on Monday
• Live Music with Steve McLean at The Boathouse on Monday evening

Additionally, Hay Memorial Library will host a post-eclipse event, Ask an Astrophysicist, on Tuesday, April 16, where attendees can ask follow-up questions about the eclipse and other astronomical occurrences.

For more information on all the eclipse-related events, please see our full Event Calendar. And for more information on the eclipse in Sackets Harbor, along with locally-branded merchandise, please visit the community’s Total Eclipse of the Harbor website.

If your schedule allows, we encourage you to come to Sackets Harbor early and stay late to be part of this amazing natural phenomenon!