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Courtesy of San Saba County Emergency Management -
Dawn Davies of Hill County Alliance was guest speaker at the Town Hall Meeting on March 4, 2024.
Why is San Saba such a prime location?
Many of you have seen a Path of the Eclipse, and some of them have a line right down the center. A common misconception is that only that center line will have a Total Solar Eclipse. But that is not the case. The entire marked path will have a Total Solar Eclipse. Ms. Davies, Guest Speaker from Hill County Alliance, stated at the March 4th Town Hall Meeting that even if you are just barely outside that line, 99% of totality if NOT totality. That is why so many people will try as hard as they can to get INSIDE that line - and you know what is INSIDE that line? San Saba County!
San Saba is a beautiful place to visit. The grass will be green, and the spring flowers will be in bloom. Since the Eclipse is on a Monday, many people will choose to take a long weekend and come early just to visit beautiful San Saba!
Ms. Davies explained there are different stages (or contacts) of the eclipse. Here is some information she shared at the Town Hall Meeting:
Points of Contact - difference stages of the Eclipse First Contact - this is the start of eclipse
• The first partial phase begins; moon starts covering the Sun
Second Contact - this is the beginning of totality
• The first partial phase ends; moon fully covers the Sun
Third Contact - this is the end of totality
• The second partial phase begins; moon starts uncovering the Sun
Fourth Contact - the is the end of the eclipse
• The second partial phase ends; moon fully uncovers the Sun Here are the times of the different contacts of the Total Solar Eclipse in San Saba:
EVENT / TIME
1st Contact 12:17:34
2nd Contact 1:35:03
Maximum 1:36:57
3rd Contact 1:27:51
4th Contact 2:57:43
Eclipse Duration: 2 hours, 40 minutes
Totality: 3 minutes, 46 seconds
What time will it happen where I live? Here are times by city provided by the San Saba County Emergency Management:
City of San Saba:
o Partial Phase Begins: 12:17 PM
o Totality Phase Begins: 1:35 PM
o Duration of Totality: 3m 46.6s
City of Richland Springs:
o Partial Phase Begins: 12:17 PM
o Totality Phase Begins: 1:35 PM
o Duration of Totality: 2m 59s
Community of Cherokee:
o Partial Phase Begins: 12:17 PM
o Totality Phase Begins: 1:34 PM
o Duration of Totality: 4m 9s