Solar Eclipse 2024 Path Of Totality Map
The path of the solar eclipse in 2024 will traverse North America, providing an extraordinary celestial event for observers in certain regions. The totality path will start in Mexico and pass through several states in the United States, including Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, before crossing into Canada. This event is eagerly anticipated by astronomers and skywatchers alike, offering a rare opportunity to witness the awe-inspiring phenomenon of a total solar eclipse.
Here are some details of the path:
The path of the eclipse begins in Sinaloa, Mexico, and then
travels northeast across the country.
It enters the United States in Texas, and then travels
through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.
Small parts of Tennessee and Michigan will also experience
the total solar eclipse.
The eclipse then enters Canada in Southern Ontario, and
continues through Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia.
The eclipse exits continental North America on the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
Safety
Except during the brief total phase of a total solar
eclipse, when the Moon completely blocks the Sun’s bright face, it is not safe
to look directly at the Sun without specialized eye protection for solar
viewing. Viewing any part of the bright Sun through a camera lens, binoculars,
or a telescope without a special-purpose solar filter secured over the front of
the optics will instantly cause severe eye injury.
When watching the partial phases of the solar eclipse directly with your eyes, which happens before and after totality, you must look through safe solar viewing glasses (“eclipse glasses”) or a safe handheld solar viewer at all times. You can also use an indirect viewing method, such as a pinhole projector.
What to Expect
The April 8, 2024, eclipse will be a total solar eclipse. It
will be the last total solar eclipse visible from the contiguous United States
until 2044.
A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun. People viewing the eclipse from locations where the Moon’s shadow completely covers the Sun – known as the path of totality – will experience a total solar eclipse. The sky will darken, as if it were dawn or dusk. Weather permitting, people along the path of totality will see the Sun’s corona, or outer atmosphere, which is usually obscured by the bright face of the Sun.
Where & When
The April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse will begin over the
South Pacific Ocean and 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.
