SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- On April 8, 2024, the United States experienced a rare celestial event: a total solar eclipse. For a few brief hours, the moon traveled in front of the sun, blocking it ...

When looking at the interactive map for the April 8 total solar eclipse, you can see the path of totality stretch from a part of Mexico's Pacific Coast through Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky ...

This year's eclipse won't cover as much ground as the one from 2024, but 13 states in the northeastern region of the U.S. should still have a view of the partial solar eclipse.

When did the last total solar eclipse happen? Prior to 2024, the last total solar eclipse visible in the contiguous United States occurred on Aug. 21, 2017.

The total solar eclipse's path of totality - where the moon completely blocks the face of the sun - stretches across portions of 13 US states as well as parts of Canada and Mexico.

If you were awe-struck by the total solar eclipse that millions witnessed on April 8, 2024, there's bad news: you may not catch another in the US.

Here’s how it works. Birds rest on a tree as the moon partially obscures the sun during a partial solar eclipse visible from Lahore on October 25, 2022. (Image credit: ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images) ...