total solar eclipse, with the all-important path of totality heading from northwest Mexico through the U.S. to southeastern Canada. That path will be 115 miles wide, on average, and only within it will it be possible to experience darkness in the day and glimpse the sun's corona for up to 4 minutes 28 seconds. 's umbra, where the moon appears to block the sun's disk completely.
All you need to know is the exact location of the path of totality on April 8, 2024. As well as Mexico, parts of 15 U.S. states from Texas through Maine will see totality, as will five provinces of Canada. Here's where you need to be on the day of the eclipse to see the most of what this event has to offer. After passing over some remote islands off the coast of Mexico, the moon's 124-mile-wide shadow will reach North America at Mazatlán at 11:07 a.m.
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