The total solar eclipse of 2024 will occur on April 8 complete darkening of the sky— also known as totality — will be visible across a 185-kilometre stretch between Mexico, the US, and Canada, Northern America.
Around 18 different US States will also get to see it but it won't be visible to skywatchers in Pakistan and India.
According to the Pakistan Standard Time (PST), the total solar eclipse will begin at 9:12 pm on April 8, totality will start at 10:08 pm, and will end on April 9, 2024, at 2:22 am.
The Pacific coast of Mexico will experience totality first, around 11:07 am PDT, and the occurrence will leave Maine at around 1:30 pm PDT.
Solar eclipse duration, path
The complete event will take about two and a half hours, but totality will only last about four minutes.
As per NASA, the peak spectacle is expected to last for up to 4 minutes and 27 seconds in the path of total darkness.
"The duration of totality will be up to 4 minutes and 27 seconds, almost double that of The Great American Eclipse of August 21, 2017," according to Great American Eclipse. Most places along the centerline (path of totality) will see a totality duration between 3.5 and 4 minutes.
Which US states to experience totality?
- Texas
- Oklahoma
- Arkansas
- Missouri
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Indiana
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- New York
- Vermont
- New Hampshire
- Maine
Skygazers are advised to wear protective eyewear, such as licensed eclipse glasses, during its partial phases but in case of failure to ensure protection, it could also burn your eye's retinas and cause permanent damage or even blindness.
How to watch Solar Eclipse online?
You can tune in to NASA's live stream wherein the international American space agency will live stream on April 8 at 5:00 pm GMT (10:00 pm PST) and continue until 8:00 pm GMT (1:00 am PST).
