Solar eclipse updates: When is the next total solar eclipse?

There will not be another solar eclipse in North America for 20 years.

Last Updated: April 8, 2024, 4:57 PM EDT

A total solar eclipse passed over North America on April 8, creating a path of totality that cast parts of Mexico, the United States and Canada in darkness.

About 31 million people live along the path of totality and witnessed the total eclipse, while the majority of Americans saw at least a partial eclipse.

Latest headlines:

Here's how the news is developing.
Apr 08, 2024, 2:37 PM EDT

Partial solar eclipse reaches Liberty Island, New York

Liberty Island, New York, has its first look at the partial solar eclipse. New York is among the 11 contiguous U.S. states situated within the path of totality.

PHOTO: A partial solar eclipse is seen in  Liberty Island, NY on April 8, 2024.
A partial solar eclipse is seen in Liberty Island, NY on April 8, 2024.
Gary Hershorn/ABC News

Apr 08, 2024, 2:24 PM EDT

Cities in Mexico 1st to experience total solar eclipse

Cities across Mexico, including Mazatlán, were the first in North America to experience the total solar eclipse.

A total solar eclipse is seen from Mazatlan, Mexico April 8, 2024
Henry Romero/Reuters

Apr 08, 2024, 2:24 PM EDT

The moon begins to eclipse the sun in Fort Worth, Texas

A partial eclipse is viewable in Fort Worth, Texas on Monday as the moon partially blocks the sun. The city will experience totality at approximately 1:40 p.m., local time.

The moon begins to eclipse the sun on April 8, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Ron Jenkins/Getty Images

Apr 08, 2024, 1:12 PM EDT

Partial solar eclipse begins in Mexico

The eclipse has begun to cross North America with the first photos showing the partial solar eclipse in Mazatlán, Mexico.

A partial solar eclipse is seen from Mazatlan, Mexico April 8, 2024.
Henry Romero/Reuters

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