Upcoming Total Solar Eclipse to Traverse North America with Best Views in Select U.S. Cities

Takeaways:

• A total solar eclipse will occur on April 8, 2024, visible across North America, with the path of totality passing through parts of 15 U.S. states.

• The eclipse will begin on Mexico's Pacific Coast at approximately 11:07 a.m. PDT and will end in Newfoundland, Canada around 5:16 p.m. NDT.

• Approximately 31.6 million people live within the path of totality, which will be 108 to 122 miles wide, and an additional 150 million live within 200 miles of it.

• Major cities such as San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Little Rock, Indianapolis, Dayton, Cleveland, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and Burlington will be in the path of totality or experience a partial eclipse.

• The next total solar eclipse after this one will occur on August 23, 2044, with a path of totality touching only three U.S. states: Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

References:

[1] Solar eclipse maps show 2024 totality path, peak times across the U.S.. Link

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