When is the next solar eclipse? Here's how to see the total eclipse in 2024

Meredith G. White, Arizona Republic
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Did you miss out on the "Ring of Fire" solar eclipse that took place Saturday, Oct. 14? That annular eclipse was one for the books, but the next solar eclipse on the calendar is one you definitely won't want to miss.

Saturday's solar eclipse was the final one of 2023, but another one is coming soon. The 2024 eclipse will be a total solar eclipse, meaning the moon will block the sun entirely.

After that, there won't be another total solar eclipse for another 20 years, according to NASA's calculations.

Here's everything to know about the total solar eclipse coming in 2024.

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When is the next solar eclipse?

According to NASA's website, the next solar eclipse will take place on April 8, 2024.

What states will see the 2024 solar eclipse?

A solar eclipse is underway and is visible in the southwestern and northwestern United States on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.
A solar eclipse is underway and is visible in the southwestern and northwestern United States on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.

The April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse will cross North America starting in Mexico.

According to NASA, the path of the eclipse will enter the U.S. in Texas and travel north and east across Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

Why is the 2024 eclipse so special?

The 2024 solar eclipse will be a very special one, according to NASA: It will be a total solar eclipse, and it will be the last total solar eclipse visible from the U.S. until 2044.

According to science.nasa.gov, the sun's outer atmosphere, or corona, is visible during a total solar eclipse. That's not the case during other types of eclipse.

Solar eclipse 2024 time and path

People along Mexico's Pacific coast will be the first to witness the total solar eclipse at around 11:07 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time on April 8.

Photographs taken every 15 minutes during the solar eclipse viewed from Phoenix on Oct. 14, 2023.
Photographs taken every 15 minutes during the solar eclipse viewed from Phoenix on Oct. 14, 2023.

From there, it will make its way across the U.S. beginning with Texas before hitting Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

The eclipse will be visible in southern Ontario, Canada, and continue across Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. The solar eclipse will exit North America on the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada around 5:16 p.m. Newfoundland Daylight Time.

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Meredith G. White is the entertainment reporter for The Arizona Republic | azcentral.com. You can find her on Facebook as Meredith G. White, on Instagram and Twitter as @meredithgwhite, and email her at meredith.white@arizonarepublic.com.

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