During the 2024 solar eclipse, millions of Americans in the path of totality will experience a temporary sky darkening on Monday, April 8.
According to NASA, this is the initial solar eclipse to traverse North America in seven years, and the subsequent one will not be observable from the contiguous United States until August 23, 2044.
The eclipse will commence in Mexico at approximately 11:07 a.m. PDT on Monday, April 8, and traverse into Texas at 1:27 p.m. CDT. The conclusion will occur in Maine at 3:35 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Even if you are not located within the path of totality and will not witness the complete eclipse, it is still possible for you to observe a portion of it.
The United States has not witnessed a complete solar eclipse since August 21, 2017, although a partial solar eclipse known as a “ring of fire” did occur in some parts of the country last October. At that time, the moon was situated a considerable distance from the sun, partially obscuring the sun’s light and creating a luminous and fiery halo around it. The expansive and striking “ring of fire” extended from Oregon to Texas via Central America and Colombia before departing over Brazil.
