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2024 Solar Eclipse
When is the 2024 Solar Eclipse and what part of the globe will be able to see it?
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, United States, and Canada. Weather permitting, the first location in continental North America that will experience totality is Mexico’s Pacific coast at around 11:07 a.m. PDT.
The path of the eclipse continues from Mexico, entering the United States in Texas, and traveling through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. The eclipse will enter Canada in Southern Ontario, and continue through Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia. The eclipse will exit continental North America on the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada, at 5:16 p.m. NDT.
Information from science.nasa.gov
Where will the eclipse pass?
Here is a map of the path of totality (places that will see a total solar eclipse), including major cities and the time they will start to see the moon pass over the sun:
Connecticut will not see a total eclipse, but will see about 92% coverage during the peak, around 3:30 pm EDT
Map courtesy of NationalEclipse.com
Watch a livestream here, posted by Time and Date:
Watch a livestream here, posted by NASA:
Click here to learn additional information about the 2024 Solar Eclipse
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2024 Total EclipseNASA website dedicated to the 2024 Solar Eclipse. Includes interactive graphic of path of the moon's shadow over the globe.
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National EclipseLaunched in 2015 to provide accurate and reliable information for the historic 2017 total solar eclipse in the U.S., NationalEclipse.com quickly became one of the leading online resources about solar eclipses, particularly for the upcoming 2024 total eclipse in North America. Features comprehensive information on the 2024 eclipse, as well as information on eclipses in general.