We're getting mooned next Monday. boooooThat is, Kansas Citians can look up and expect to see 90% of the Great North American solar eclipse around 2 p.m. on Monday, April 8 — the last solar eclipse in the lower 48 until 2044.

Not sure how to celebrate? Grab a pair of glasses and party like only KC can with these local space-themed listings.

Reenact the days main event with a mochi donut from Blackhole Bakery. Just as the sun eats the moon, you get to down this lunar-shaped confection in four minutes flat.
Land in a local vinyl shop, like The Vinyl Underground at 7th Heaven, and browse around for aptly-named titles like Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart, Soundgarden's Black Hole Sun, or Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon.
If interstellar travel is more your speed, try walking the Voyage exhibition — a scale model of the solar system on Baltimore Avenue in downtown Kansas City.
Searching the cosmos for a drink? A Paris by Night from Columbus Park's Café Cà Phê should do the trick, or travel to the Mercury Room for not-so family-friendly options.
Take home the perfect solar-style keepsake with a handmade creation from Moon Marble Company. Editor Maddie's keeping an eye out for its t-shirt restock.
And when it's finally time for the real deal, check out these watch parties: Astronomical Society of Kansas City, Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, Legends Outlets, Zip KC + Chicken N Pickle.

Any terrestrial KC cosmonauts looking for more opportunities to stargaze this year can check out our 2024 astronomical guide.