Albany is where both the governor and legislatures of the State of New York reside. I remember thinking that an eclipse over the state capital should point to the incumbent losing the election but at that moment all indications made it appear unlikely. However that's exact what did happen. The path of an eclipse determines the areas of the world where the strongest effect will take place. This relates to weather and earth changes as well as political ones.
Eclipses can come on suddenly acting in a lightning like manner.
The effects of the solar ones can begin up to a year before and the lunar ones six months prior to the actual date of the eclipse. A situation can begin to develop that will crest on or close to the actual date of the eclipse. For example one year before an eclipse you might start thinking of changing residences and close to the date of the eclipse put your house on the market or move to a new place. As mentioned in a previous article, eclipses are like a siren off in the distance getting closer and closer, passing right in front of your house on the actual date of the eclipse. Their effect is strongest around the actual date of the eclipse.