Wake up early on March 29 if you’re in the Northeast, because the sun’s bringing a bonus.

A partial solar eclipse will line up perfectly with sunrise, creating the illusion of two suns on the horizon.

Yeah, like Tatooine from Star Wars, but colder.

This rare “double sunrise” will be most noticeable in New England, where Maine’s getting 86% of the sun covered.

New Hampshire gets 57%.

Massachusetts 55% (Boston only 43%).

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Move south and the show gets weaker.

NYC gets 21%.

Philly 11%.

D.C.? A meager 1.2%.

Yahoo News reports:

Sunrise on Saturday, March 29, will look rather odd from the northeastern coast of North America. With a deep partial solar eclipse already in progress, a crescent sun will appear on the eastern horizon.

Thirteen U.S. states will see the March 29 solar eclipse in some form, with a deeper eclipse visible the farther northeast you go. Coastal New England will get the best views. In Maine, up to 86% of the sun will be eclipsed as it rises. New Hampshire and Massachusetts will see up to 57% and 55% coverage, respectively. Boston will see a 43% eclipse.

The eclipse will be more modest in other areas of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. New York City will experience 21% obscuration, and the coverage will be less in Philadelphia (11%); Rochester, New York (8%); and Washington, D.C. (1.2%). Although many observers across the region will be able to glimpse a slight eclipse as the sun rises higher into the eastern sky, the best views will be from a coastal location as far north as possible.

You’ll also need clear sight lines to the sunrise, which will take place slightly to the east-northeast. You can use Time and Date’s map and The Photographer’s Ephemeris to find suitable locations.

A ‘double sunrise’

Seeing an eclipsed sunrise is a rare opportunity in itself, but from some locations, it will be possible to glimpse a “double sunrise” as the silhouette of the moon makes the rising sun look like two separate “horns” emerging from the horizon.

That unusual sight will be restricted to northeastern Maine, southwestern New Brunswick and eastern Quebec. Prime coastal viewing spots include Quoddy Head State Park and South Lubec in Maine; Forestville, Quebec; and St. Andrews, New Brunswick, all of which will host an 83% to 87% eclipsed “double sunrise.”

Might want to cue up John Williams’ classic musical piece, Binary Sunset, for the moment.

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