Here’s what time the eclipse will be visible in your region
![solar-eclipse-path-totality The path of totality and partial contours crossing the U.S. for the 2024 total solar eclipse occurring on April 8, 2024.](https://whyy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/solar-eclipse-path-totality-768x382.png)
The path of totality and partial contours crossing the U.S. for the 2024 total solar eclipse occurring on April 8, 2024. (NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio)
Monday April 8, a solar eclipse will cross from Texas to Maine, putting over 30 million people in the path of totality, with a partial eclipse visible briefly for millions more.
What is totality and why does it matter?
Totality in the U.S. starts around 1:30 pm CT/2:30 ET and continues til 2:30 pm CT/3:30 pm ET lasting for a few minutes in each location.
The folks at NASA have a detailed breakdown for anyone in the U.S. just pop in your ZIP code.
If you’re lucky enough to find yourself in the path of totality, you can also find a minute by minute breakdown of when totality begins in your area, here.
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