In the US, totality will begin in Texas at 1:27 pm CDT and will end in Maine at 3:35 pm EDT on April 8, 2024.

The closest area of totality to my home is near Toledo, Ohio. How about you?

These are the stages of a total solar eclipse. The entire sequence lasts almost an hour and a half, although the duration of totality will be less than five minutes.

This animated GIF shows the Moon’s shadow arcing across the Pacific, then traversing North America, and ending at sunset not far from Spain. The very longest duration will be near Torreon, Mexico at 4 minutes and 27 seconds.

The inner black circle, the umbra, is where the shadow is complete — a total eclipse of the Sun. The outer shadow circle, the penumbra, shows the extent of the partial eclipse.

These are the stages of a total solar eclipse. The entire sequence lasts almost an hour and a half, although the duration of totality will be less than five minutes.

Map of totality.