See the Solar eclipse 2024 in Florida. Photos and videos from April 8

John Gallas, USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida
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Florida is not in the path of totality for the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse, so it's referred to as a partial solar eclipse here. The moon moving into the pass of the sun's light happens in Florida starting at 12:35 p.m. CDT through 4:20 p.m. EDT Monday, April 8, 2024, according to timeanddate.com.

As the country was awed by total eclipses through more than a dozen states, people in Florida donned their eclipse glasses to see their version of the phenomenon.

Here are photos from around the state as people took in this rare event. Check back throughout the day:

When is the Great American Eclipse 2024?

The much-anticipated Great American Eclipse is Monday, April 8, 2024.

There are three notable solar eclipses viewable from the U.S., and two of them happened already: the Great American Solar Eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017, the Great American Eclipse or “ring of fire” that occurred Oct. 14, 2023, and now the Total Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024. Florida was not in the path of totality for any of these. However, and this will be true for the April 2024 eclipse, skywatchers from hundreds of miles outside the path were still able to see a partial solar eclipse from the 2017 and 2023 astrological events.

When is the next time Florida be in the path of totality in a solar eclipse?

A total solar eclipse will cross the entire U.S., including almost all of Florida, on Aug. 12, 2045. NationalEclipse.com
A total solar eclipse will cross the entire U.S., including almost all of Florida, on Aug. 12, 2045. NationalEclipse.com

On Aug. 12, 2045, a total solar eclipse will be visible over almost all of Florida, according to NationalEclipse.com.

Will the 2045 solar eclipse also be visible in other states?

Yes. The eclipse will cover not only the U.S., but also the Caribbean and South America, according to NationalEclipse.com.

States in the path of totality for the 2045 total solar eclipse

A total solar eclipse will cross the entire U.S., including almost all of Florida, on Aug. 12, 2045. Graphic provided by NationalEclipse.com
A total solar eclipse will cross the entire U.S., including almost all of Florida, on Aug. 12, 2045. Graphic provided by NationalEclipse.com

States in the path of totality — where residents will see the moon completely block the sun — include not only Florida but also:

California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Georgia.

Contributing: Jennifer Sangalang and Cheryl McCloud, USA TODAY Network-Florida

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Solar eclipse Florida photos: Scenes from Pensacola, Jacksonville