Today the moon will block the sun, fully or partially, depending on your location. The swath of total eclipse covers 13 states, from Texas to Maine, and lasts just over four minutes at its peak. It will simulate dusk, nighttime and dawn; birds, animals and insects will act as if they’ve gone through the fastest night of their lives. Millions of people will travel to the zone of totality to see something we won’t witness in the U.S. for another 20 years. The sun’s energy can be measured in kilojoules per square meter, a technical way of describing the sunniest and not-so-sunny states. Arizona is No. 1 in sun; Washington state falls last. And if you want to get fancy, instead of praising a sunny day you can say, “I’m loving all these kilojoules.”
Source: Wisevoter.com