Parts of Canada, the United States, and Mexico will witness a strange phenomenon: total darkness for a brief period next Monday when the moon completely covers the sun in North America along a path starting from Mexico to the United States and reaching Canada.

An exceptional and rare event will be broadcast live by a television program on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation between 2 and 4 pm on Monday, April 8, Quebec time.

In a total solar eclipse, the moon passes between the sun and the earth to cover the entire surface of the sun, and the eclipse occurs when the earth, sun, and moon are nearly aligned. The eclipse is expected to last a little over 5 hours from start to finish.

According to Canadian astronomy experts, the eclipse path begins over the south of the Pacific Ocean and reaches the coast of Mexico before entering the United States and ending in Canada, noting that there are parts of Canada that the solar eclipse path will not reach.

The first province that the path will reach is Ontario in the center of the country, then Quebec and the eastern Canadian provinces, exiting from the far east of Canada in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

The residents of Quebec are eagerly awaiting to see the solar eclipse for the first time in more than 50 years, as the last solar eclipse in Quebec occurred in 1972. The residents of this province will have to wait more than 80 years to see another solar eclipse expected, according to astronomers, in 2106.

Due to the distance of the eclipse, cloudy skies may spoil the view on Monday in southern Ontario and the Atlantic provinces, but the outlook looks favorable for those wishing to observe the solar eclipse in Quebec, according to Environment Canada.

However, Canadian meteorologist Gerald Cheng assures that weather forecasts can be subject to change.

Cheng points out that a mix of sun and clouds is expected in southern Ontario on April 8. This means that the eclipse view will be clear in the afternoon, which is "good luck for eclipse enthusiasts from Ontario," according to the meteorologist.

To the east in Ontario, in the Kingston and Cornwall areas, weather conditions are expected to be slightly more favorable, says Cheng, but there remains a risk of clouds on Monday.

Quebec is considered the best place in Canada to view the solar eclipse, and the people of Quebec will thoroughly enjoy the eclipse path and clear visibility in the province's sky. Meteorologist Gerald Cheng delivered this good news to the province’s residents, as the sky will be particularly clear next Monday in Montreal and Sherbrooke, with the meteorological expert warning that nothing is guaranteed regarding the country's weather.