Total solar eclipse 2024: How and where to watch online for free

A total solar eclipse will be visible across North America on April 8, 2024.
(Image credit: Eclipse video credit: Discovery Access via Getty Images. Gif produced in Canva by Daisy Dobrijevic.)

On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will be visible through northern Mexico, parts of 15 U.S. states and southeastern Canada. 

It will be one of the most-watched eclipses ever with over 32 million people living within the path of totality — a 115-mile (185-kilometer) wide route through Northern America where the moon will cover 100% of the sun’s disk. 

Related: What’s the difference between a total solar eclipse and an annular solar eclipse? 

If you cannot witness the solar eclipse in person, you can watch all the action unfold here on Space.com. You can also keep up with all the eclipse content with our total solar eclipse live updates page. 

During a total solar eclipse, the moon moves between Earth and the sun, appearing almost exactly the same size as the sun. During totality, the moon blocks the entire solar disk for a few minutes (the duration of totality depends on where you are viewing it from).  

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Notable locations for the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.LocationTotality (local time)Totality durationMazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico11:07 a.m. MST4 minutes 20 secondsDurango, Durango, Mexico12:12 p.m. CST3 minutes 50 secondsTorreón, Coahuila, Mexico12:16 p.m. CST4 minutes 11 secondsPiedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico/Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S1:27 p.m. CDT4 minutes 24 secondsKerrville, Texas, U.S1:32 p.m. CDT4 minutes 25 secondsFredericksburg, Texas, U.S1:32 p.m CDT4 minutes 25 secondsDallas, Texas, U.S1:40 p.m. CDT3 minutes 52 secondsIdabel, OklahomaU.S: 1:45 p.m CDT4 minutes 19 secondsRussellville, Arkansas, U.S1:49 p.m. CDT4 minutes 12 secondsCape Girardeau, Missouri, U.S1:58 p.m. CDT4 minutes 7 secondsCarbondale, Illinois, U.S1:59 p.m. CDT4 minutes 10 secondsBloomington, Indiana, U.S3:04 p.m. EDT4 minutes 3 secondsIndianapolis, Indiana, U.S3:06 p.m. EDT3 minutes 51 secondsCleveland, Ohio, U.S3:13 p.m. EDT3 minutes 50 secondsErie, PennsylvaniaU.S: 3:16 p.m. EDT3 minutes 43 secondsRochester, New York, U.S3:20 p.m. EDT3 minutes 40 secondsMontpelier, Vermont, U.S3:27 p.m. EDT1 minutes 42 seconds Oakfield, Maine, U.S3:31 p.m. EDT3 minutes 23 secondsNiagara Falls, Ontario, Canada3:18 p.m. EDT3 minutes 31 secondsMontreal, Quebec, Canada3:26 p.m. EDT1 minute 57 secondsMiramichi, New Brunswick, Canada4:34 p.m. ADT3 minutes 8 secondsTignish, Prince Edward Island, Canada4:35 p.m. ADT3 minutes 12 secondsCatalina, Newfoundland, Canada5:13 p.m. NDT2 minutes 53 seconds

Total solar eclipse livestreams  

This list will be updated as we get closer to the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, as more livestreams become available.  

TimeandDate livestream

Skywatching website timeanddate.com will be covering the total solar eclipse from start to finish with their livestream and live blog that will feature real-time progress reports and background information.  

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Daisy Dobrijevic joined Space.com in February 2022 having previously worked for our sister publication All About Space magazine as a staff writer. Before joining us, Daisy completed an editorial internship with the BBC Sky at Night Magazine and worked at the National Space Centre in Leicester, U.K., where she enjoyed communicating space science to the public. In 2021, Daisy completed a PhD in plant physiology and also holds a Master’s in Environmental Science, she is currently based in Nottingham, U.K.

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