Eclipse 2024 Timeline. A total solar eclipse fascinated millions of viewers on april 8, 2024, as they gazed upon a historic event that only occurs approximately every 20 years in the contiguous u.s. On monday, april 8 th, 2024, the total solar eclipse will cross north america, passing over mexico, the united states and canada.dubbed the “great north american eclipse”, this will be the first.
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. You must be somewhere within the central path (between.