Solar Eclipse 2024: City-wise Guide to Totality Times in US
Get ready for the Solar Eclipse 2024, happening across the United States on April 8! This stunning celestial event, where the moon covers the sun completely, is eagerly awaited by astronomy fans. The “path of totality,” where the sun is fully obscured, offers the best views of the eclipse. Here are the key times for totality in various U.S. cities along this path:
Central Daylight Time (CDT) Zone
- Dallas, Texas:
- Partial eclipse begins: 12:23 p.m.
- Totality begins: 1:40 p.m.
- Maximum totality: 1:42 p.m.
- Totality ends: 1:44 p.m.
- Partial eclipse ends: 1:46 p.m.
- Idabel, Oklahoma:
- Partial eclipse begins: 12:28 p.m.
- Totality begins: 1:45 p.m.
- Maximum totality: 1:47 p.m.
- Totality ends: 1:49 p.m.
- Partial eclipse ends: 3:06 p.m.
- Little Rock, Arkansas:
- Partial eclipse begins: 12:33 p.m.
- Totality begins: 1:51 p.m.
- Maximum totality: 1:52 p.m.
- Totality ends: 1:54 p.m.
- Partial eclipse ends: 3:11 p.m.
- Poplar Bluff, Missouri:
- Partial eclipse begins: 12:39 p.m.
- Totality begins: 1:56 p.m.
- Maximum totality: 1:56 p.m.
- Totality ends: 2:00 p.m.
- Partial eclipse ends: 3:15 p.m.
- Paducah, Kentucky:
- Partial eclipse begins: 12:42 p.m.
- Totality begins: 2:00 p.m.
- Maximum totality: 2:01 p.m.
- Totality ends: 2:02 p.m.
- Partial eclipse ends: 3:18 p.m.
- Carbondale, Illinois:
- Partial eclipse begins: 12:42 p.m.
- Totality begins: 1:59 p.m.
- Maximum totality: 2:01 p.m.
- Totality ends: 2:03 p.m.
- Partial eclipse ends: 3:18 p.m.
- Evansville, Indiana:
- Partial eclipse begins: 12:45 p.m.
- Totality begins: 2:02 p.m.
- Maximum totality: 2:04 p.m.
- Totality ends: 2:05 p.m.
- Partial eclipse ends: 3:20 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) Zone
- Cleveland, Ohio:
- Partial eclipse begins: 1:59 p.m.
- Totality begins: 3:13 p.m.
- Maximum totality: 3:15 p.m.
- Totality ends: 3:17 p.m.
- Partial eclipse ends: 4:29 p.m.
- Erie, Pennsylvania:
- Partial eclipse begins: 2:02 p.m.
- Totality begins: 3:16 p.m.
- Maximum totality: 3:18 p.m.
- Totality ends: 3:20 p.m.
- Partial eclipse ends: 4:30 p.m.
- Buffalo, New York:
- Partial eclipse begins: 2:04 p.m.
- Totality begins: 3:18 p.m.
- Maximum totality: 3:20 p.m.
- Totality ends: 3:22 p.m.
- Partial eclipse ends: 4:32 p.m.
- Burlington, Vermont:
- Partial eclipse begins: 2:14 p.m.
- Totality begins: 3:26 p.m.
- Maximum totality: 3:27 p.m.
- Totality ends: 3:29 p.m.
- Partial eclipse ends: 4:37 p.m.
- Lancaster, New Hampshire:
- Partial eclipse begins: 2:16 p.m.
- Totality begins: 3:27 p.m.
- Maximum totality: 3:29 p.m.
- Totality ends: 3:30 p.m.
- Partial eclipse ends: 4:38 p.m.
- Caribou, Maine:
- Partial eclipse begins: 2:22 p.m.
- Totality begins: 3:32 p.m.
- Maximum totality: 3:33 p.m.
- Totality ends: 3:34 p.m.
- Partial eclipse ends: 4:40 p.m.
These are the moments when the sun will be at its most captivating, completely covered by the moon. Remember to use proper eye protection when viewing the eclipse. Whether you're in Texas, Ohio, or anywhere in between, make sure to catch this extraordinary event, weather permitting!
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