Is Fort Worth on path of totality for April 8 solar eclipse? Here’s what to know
Fort Worth is lucky enough to be on the 115-mile-wide path of totality during the April 8 total solar eclipse. The skies will darken starting at 1:40 p.m. for 2 minutes and 33 seconds.
As you can imagine, Fort Worth isn’t the only city who sits in an enviable spot. The path of the total eclipse will also go over San Antonio, Austin, Waco, and Dallas.
Dubbed the “Great North American Eclipse,” the swath of totality goes through Mexico, United States and Canada. The celestial spectacle will begin at 1:07 p.m. on the Mexican coastal city of Mazatlan.
It will enter the U.S. in southwest Texas at 1:27 p.m. on the border town of Eagle Rock where the eclipse will last 4 minutes and 27 seconds.
The eclipse will exit the U.S. in Houlton, Maine, beginning at 2:32 p.m. CDT, the event lasting for 3 minutes and 20 seconds. Newfoundland, Canada, is the final city of the spectacle.
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The eclipse will cover 15 U.S. states, Texas being the largest. So, what Texas cities are also on the path of totality?
Texas cities on the path of 2024 total solar eclipse
While Texas as a whole will experience an eclipse to some degree, only a fraction are actually on the path of totality. Seeing the eclipse in totality, also known as 100% magnitude, is different from an eclipse with 99% magnitude, or a partial eclipse.
While there are too many to list, here are a few Texas cities who will see the total eclipse in full magnitude and when they will witness it.
Eagle Rock, 1:27 p.m., 4 minutes and 24 seconds.
Uvalde, 1:29 p.m., 4 minutes and 15 seconds
Kerrville, 1:32 p.m., 4 minutes and 25 seconds.
Fredericksburg, 1:32 p.m., 4 minutes and 24 seconds
San Antonio, 1:33 p.m., 2 minutes and three seconds
Marble Falls, 1:34 p.m., 4 minutes and 13 seconds
Wimberley, 1:34 p.m., 2 minutes and 2 seconds
Georgetown, 1:36 p.m., 3 minutes and 15 seconds
Austin, 1:36 p.m., 1 minute and 44 seconds
Killeen, 1:36 p.m., 4 minutes and 16 seconds
Waco, 1:38 p.m., 4 minutes and 11 seconds
Arlington, 1:40 p.m., 3 minutes and 20 seconds
Fort Worth, 1:40 p.m., 2 minutes and 33 seconds
Dallas, 1:40 p.m., 3 minutes and 51 seconds
Frisco, 1:41 p.m., 2 minutes and 38 seconds
McKinney, 1:42 p.m., 3 minutes and four seconds
Tyler, 1:43 p.m., 1 minute and 49 seconds
Paris, 1:44 p.m., 4 minutes and two seconds
Texarkana, 1:46 p.m., 2 minutes and 23 seconds.
