What time will the solar eclipse happen? Check our interactive map to see when it's visible

Anthony DiMattia and Krys'tal Griffin, Delaware News Journal
Updated ·1 min read

April 8 is quickly approaching so you know what that means — total solar eclipse time!

So as you prepare for the big event, see what time the eclipse will appear in your zip code:

Solar eclipse 2024 interactive map

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Total eclipse 2024 path

The path of totality — when the moon completely covers the sun, creating a total eclipse — runs from Mexico (Sinaloa to Coahuila) to the United States (Texas to Maine) to Canada (Ontario to Newfoundland), according to TimeandDate.com.

The following U.S. cities are in the path of totality, according to NASA:

  • Dallas, Texas

  • Idabel, Oklahoma

  • Little Rock, Arkansas

  • Poplar Bluff, Missouri

  • Paducah, Kentucky

  • Carbondale, Illinois

  • Evansville, Indiana

  • Cleveland, Ohio

  • Erie, Pennsylvania

  • Buffalo, New York

  • Burlington, Vermont

  • Lancaster, New Hampshire

  • Caribou, Maine

Areas near these cities will experience a partial eclipse before and after the time totality is expected.  A partial eclipse will be visible across nearly all of the U.S. and a small portion of western Europe.

What time will the solar eclipse happen

Global eclipse events will occur at the following local times:

  • Partial eclipse will first be visible at 11:42 a.m.

  • Full eclipse will first be visible at 12:38 p.m.

  • Maximum eclipse will be visible at 2:17 p.m.

  • Full eclipse will last be visible at 3:55 p.m.

  • Partial eclipse will last be visible at 4:52 p.m.

Next solar eclipse after 2024

Unfortunately, the next total solar eclipse won't be visible in the United States won't until Aug. 23, 2044, according to NASA.

So don't miss this one while you have the chance!

This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: What time will the solar eclipse happen? Check this interactive map