The total solar eclipse of July 2, 2019 will be partial in a large part of the national territory, while the path of the shadow will cover a narrow strip that will cross the provinces of San Juan, San Luis, La Rioja, Cordoba, Santa Fe and Buenos Aires. The entire eclipse will be seen at sunset, so the best locations in our country will be those to the west of it, specifically the province of San Juan.
Given that a total solar eclipse is an extremely rare astronomical event, the observation of the phenomenon will have a high cultural and educational value for the Province of San Juan, as well as the impact on the tourism sector. Several San Juan towns are in the path of the entire shadow: North of the city of San Juan, Bella Vista, Rodeo, Las Flores, San Jose de Jáchal, Villa Mercedes, The Prosecutor, Huaco, Mogna, Villa San Agustín, The Tumanas, Chucuma, Marayes and Caucete (see maps below). In these maps, the north and south extreme lines define the zone of totality. The central line indicates the centrality zone of the eclipse.
To the north of the city of San Juan, the eclipse can be seen approximately between 16:26, when the partial phase begins, and 18:40, when the Sun sets over the Andes Mountain Range. For this location and depending on how far north of that city one is, the whole will only last between 10 and 40 seconds, and will occur at approximately 17 hours 40 minutes.