Take a Number: Why Is the Eclipse Longer in Some Places Than in Others? The moon will completely block the sun for two minutes and 41 seconds above one Illinois town — longer than anywhere else in the country. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Russia says International Space Station leak was DELIBERATE - shock claims of SABOTAGENobel Prize in Chemistry Is Awarded to 3 Evolutionary ScientistsIn Australia, Cervical Cancer Could Soon Be EliminatedA Goblin World That Points Toward Hidden Planet Nine in the Solar SystemFor Just the Third Time in 117 Years, a Woman Wins the Nobel Prize in PhysicsFirst Woman in 55 Years Wins the Nobel Prize in Physics