LOS ANGELES, March 3 (UPI) -- A total solar eclipse is expected to darken a swath of the South Pacific two days next week, meteorologists said.
On March 8 and 9, a supermoon at the new phase will cause the total eclipse. The path of totality will pass almost entirely over the waters of the Pacific Ocean, but could be seen -- weather permitting -- around much of the Pacific rim. The eclipse takes place over two days because the long path of totality stretches across the international date line.