Solar eclipse 2024: Glasses, tips to organizeHere’s what you need to know earlier than you see a photo voltaic eclipse.Problem SolvedOn Monday, April 8, the sky will momentarily darken for tens of millions of Americans in the path of totality during the 2024 solar eclipse.This is the primary solar eclipse to pass through North America in seven years, and the subsequent one is not going to be seen from the contiguous U.S. until Aug. 23, 2044, in accordance with NASA.The actual time the solar eclipse will happen will differ, relying on the state and the time zone. And of course, eclipse visibility will even be depending on Monday’s weather.Whether you are experiencing the trail of totality from home or touring to witness it in particular person, this is what to anticipate for the precise eclipse time.What time is the 2024 photo voltaic eclipse?The eclipse will start in Mexico at about 11:07 a.m. PDT, Monday, April 8 earlier than crossing into Texas at 1:27 p.m. CDT. It will finish in Maine at 3:35 p.m. EDT. Even in the event you’re not in the trail of totality and will not see the complete eclipse, you should still see a proportion of it.To discover out precisely when the eclipse shall be occurring in your space, you possibly can search by USA TODAY’s database by zip code for a viewing guide.Even in the event you nonetheless see a fraction of the eclipse, you should use the database to look the time, period, peak and proportion in your space.Here are the major cities in each state the place you possibly can count on to expertise totality in the United States (observe that the included occasions don’t account for when the partial eclipse begins and ends):Dallas, Texas: 1:40-1:44 p.m. CDTIdabel, Oklahoma: 1:45-1:49 p.m. CDTLittle Rock, Arkansas: 1:51-1:54 p.m. CDTPoplar Bluff, Missouri: 1:56-2:00 p.m. CDTPaducah, Kentucky: 2-2:02 p.m. CDTCarbondale, Illinois: 1:59-2:03 p.m. CDTEvansville, Indiana: 2:02-2:05 p.m. CDTCleveland, Ohio: 3:13-3:17 p.m. EDTErie, Pennsylvania: 3:16-3:20 p.m. EDTBuffalo, New York: 3:18-3:22 p.m. EDTBurlington, Vermont: 3:26-3:29 p.m. EDTLancaster, New Hampshire: 3:27-3:30 p.m. EDTCaribou, Maine: 3:32-3:34 p.m. EDTWhat is the trail of the 2024 photo voltaic eclipse?The eclipse begins in Mexico, after which crosses over into the U.S. by Texas. From there, the trail of totality, which is roughly 115 miles huge, extends northeast, crossing by 13 states. In the U.S., totality will finish in Maine, however the eclipse will ultimately enter the maritime provinces of Canada.Other main cities alongside the eclipse’s path of totality embrace San Antonio and Austin, Texas; Indianapolis; and Rochester and Syracuse, New York.Contributing: Eric Lagatta, Ramon Padilla and Karina Zaiets, USA TODAY.