What time is the eclipse today? Use these interactive maps.
It's happening!
Today is Monday, April 8, 2024, the day of the Great American Eclipse, we have been anticipating since, well, the last total solar eclipse on Aug. 20, 2017.
Most people across the country are bound to experience the eclipse in some form, but only 13 states fall directly in the path of totality, where the moon will appear large enough to shield all but the sun's outermost layer, the corona.
Luckily, Michigan is one of them. And the forecast is looking good for viewing.
Total solar eclipse path of totality map
The 115-mile-wide path of totality will pass from southwest to northeast over portions of Mexico the United States and Canada.
Totality in the U.S. will begin at 1:27 p.m. CDT in Eagle Pass, Texas. From there, the path of totality will cut diagonally across the country before ending around 3:35 p.m. EDT in Lee, Maine.
Here's a map of some of the larger cities in each of the 13 states on the path to show how the duration of totality will vary:
Cities, states in the eclipse's path of totality
Nearly 500 cities are located on the eclipse's path of totality. Here are some of the major cities in each of the 13 states:
Dallas and San Antonio, Texas
Idabel, Oklahoma
Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Little Rock, Arkansas
Paducah, Kentucky
Indianapolis and Evansville, Indiana
Carbondale, Illinois
Cleveland and Toledo, Ohio
Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse, New York
Burlington, Vermont
Lancaster, New Hampshire
Caribou, Maine
Erie, Pennsylvania
Eclipse events in Toledo
Free viewing parties at Glass City Riverwalk from 1-4:30 p.m. or Promenade Park, Joe E. Brown Park, or Navarre Park from 1-5 p.m.
Toledo's Imagination Station will hold a Solar Eclipse Viewing Party at Festival Park with games, hands-on scientific activities and food trucks. The free event will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., but admission tickets are required to enter the Imagination Station.
Total Eclipse at the Toledo Zoo will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and includes free eclipse glasses while supplies last. All eclipse-related activities are included with general admission.
Hensville's Solar Eclipse Party will be held from noon to 5 p.m. with live music, games, science demonstrations, food and eclipse-themed cocktails. General admission is $5 but VIP admission for $35 includes a buffet on either Fleetwood's Rooftop, the Skydeck or the Coop.
Cruise on Lake Erie aboard the Glass City Pear from 12:45-4:45 p.m. to view the eclipse for $49 a person.
This map, courtesy of Kristian Campana at festivalguidesandreviews.com, includes locations of watch parties, music festivals and more all tied to the eclipse's arrival:
2024 total solar eclipse map with ZIP code search
Most of Michigan doesn't fall in the path of totality, but you can still see the moon crossing the sun with eclipse glasses or a safe eclipse viewer.
There's one small sliver of Monroe County, near Toledo, that's expected to be in the path of totality. This means the area will likely dim and temperatures drop a few degrees as the moon's shadow covers the sun.
Here's when you can expect to view the eclipse from your city or area. (Can't see the chart below? Tap here.)
Eric Lagatta of USA TODAY contributed to this report.
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