Solar Eclipse 2024 Timeline. On april 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross north and central america creating a path of totality. A total solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the sun and earth, completely blocking the face of the.

The total solar eclipse—when the sun is completely blocked by the moon—is set to occur on april 8 and will pass from northern mexico across the midwest and up into new england. On april 8, a total solar eclipse will occur across north america, the first to be visible on the continent since the frenzy of the great american eclipse of 2017.