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Hundreds-of-thousands of people are flooding China and India to watch a once-in-a-lifetime solar eclipse where the moon will entirely block the sun for about six minutes.
The eclipse will occur tonight, between 6:37 p.m. and 6:43 p.m. PST, according the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. In Eastern Asia, the date is actually Wednesday.
The next time this will happen outside of Hollywood movie set? June 13, 2132.
The effects of the eclipse are wrapped in superstition -- from causing earthquakes, tsunamis, even upheaval in the financial markets. According to media reports, mothers are even asking doctors to delay the birth of their babies because they don't want their children born on the mysterious day.
What we do know is that the solar phenomenon is big businesses for stargazers in eastern China and India.
All over Hong Kong and tourist-friendly parts of China and India, hotels were fully booked, according to media reports, and authorities were bracing for possible chaos.
According to NASA, the best spot to watch the eclipse is Taregna, India.
Alas, people in the U.S. won't be able to see the incredible occurrence, but you can watch it via the Internet
