Great North American eclipse
 
On April 8, a total solar eclipse will dazzle millions of people in North America along a path
crossing from Mexico into the United States and then Canada 


20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 80% 60% 40% 20%


19:30 19:00 18:30 18:00 17:30 17:00 
All times GMT


UNITED STATES
More than 31 million people live inside path of totality in U.S.


TOTALITY PATH
Width 185km (115 miles) average

Start: Mazatlán, Mexico 18:07GMT
PACIFIC OCEAN
Mexico City
Durango
GREATEST DURATION 4 min, 28 secs at 18:17GMT, Nazas, Mexico
MEXICO
Gulf of Mexico
San Antonio
Austin 
Dallas
TEXAS
ARKANSAS
KENTUCKY
OKLAHOMA
MISSOURI
Indianapolis
ILLINOIS
OHIO
ATLANTIC OCEAN
Washington DC
INDIANA
Cleveland
PENNSYLVANIA
NEW YORK
Toronto
Rochester
ONTARIO
Ottawa
Montreal
QUEBEC
CANADA
VERMONT
NEW HAMPSHIRE
MAINE
End: Catalina, Newfoundland 19:46GMT
400km 250 miles


Never look directly at eclipse with naked eye, binoculars, cameras or telescopes without specialised solar filters


TOTAL ECLIPSE
Moon’s umbral shadow obscures Sun completely

SUN
MOON
Penumbra 
Umbra
EARTH


Source: NASA
Picture: Getty Images
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