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NASA mapped the path of totality across the US, from Texas to Ohio to New York to Maine.
A total solar eclipse is crossing the US on April 8, 2024, giving more than 30 million people the rare opportunity to watch the moon obscure the sun and darken the skies.
That's just the people who live in the eclipse's path. Countless others can see it just by driving an hour or two, or taking a short flight.
To see totality — the moment when the moon fully blocks the sun — you need to be in exactly the right place at exactly the right time.
Luckily, NASA made a map to pinpoint just where you should be, and when you should be there.
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Path of totality
A map showing where the moon's shadow will cross the US during the April 8 total solar eclipse.NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
How long totality lasts
The lines on the map indicate how long the eclipse will last in different places.NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
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Where totality lasts longest
In the best spots, totality will last four minutes.NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
What the purple and yellow lines mean
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Texas is a great place to be for the eclipse
The total solar eclipse will appear in Dallas, Texas, around 1:45 p.m. Central Time.NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
Arkansas and Missouri are next
The eclipse will appear in Little Rock, Arkansas around 1:50 p.m. Central Time.NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio
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Totality in the Midwest
The eclipse will appear in Indianapolis just before 3:10 p.m. Eastern Time and then in Cleveland at 3:15 p.m. ET.NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio
Totality across New York
The eclipse will appear in Buffalo, New York, at 3:20 p.m. Eastern Time.NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio
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Last chance in Maine
The eclipse will move through Maine and exit the US by 3:35 p.m. Eastern Time.NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio
How to watch safely
Children use special glasses to look into the sky during a partial solar eclipse in Madrid, Spain.Getty Images
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Careful with cameras and binoculars
People watch a partial solar eclipse in Diyarbakir, Turkey.Sertac Kayar/Reuters
When you can look with the unaided eye
At totality, the moon fully blocks the sun except for the whisps of its outer atmosphere.Miloslav Druckmüller/NASA