totality

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Totality: Day turns to night, but be aware also of changes in temperature, in the wind, in the clouds and in birdsong.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2024

Totality won’t be viewable from anywhere in California in this eclipse.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2024

Totality will grace the skies of several major cities, including Mazatlán, Austin, Dallas, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Buffalo, and Montreal.

From National Geographic • Dec. 6, 2023

Totality will last for roughly 90 minutes until 3:41 a.m., and by 5:56 a.m. the moon will have returned to its well-known silvery hue.

From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2022

Totality has commenced, the Sun has disappeared, the black disk of the Moon covers it entirely, leaving all round it a magnificent corona of dazzling light.

From Astronomy for Amateurs by Welby, Frances A. (Frances Alice)