On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will be visible from parts of North America, and some of the best places to witness it will be in Mexico.
The path of totality extends from northwest Mexico through the U.S. to southeastern Canada. That path will be about 115 miles (185 kilometers) wide, on average, and only within it will it be possible to experience darkness in the daytime and glimpse the sun's corona — the outermost part of the sun's atmosphere — with the naked eye for up to 4 minutes, 28 seconds. This path of totality is the moon's umbra, where the moon appears to completely block the sun's disk.
