Maps outlining the solar eclipse’s path of totality may not be exact — and no one can be certain. NASA advises moving as close to the path’s center as possible.

These maps show path's timing, how long it lasts. Hundreds of cities in 13 U.S. states fall directly on the April 8 eclipse's path of totality as the moon blocks the sun's disc and ushers in darkness.

About 31.6 million people live in the path of totality, the area where the moon fully blocked out the sun, according to NASA. The path ranged between 108 and 122 miles wide.

About 32 million Americans live along the path of totality and can experience a total solar eclipse on April 8. Enter your address to find out what you can expect to see in a city near you.

However, where you are along the path of totality also makes a difference; the maximum possible duration of totality on April 8 is 4 minutes, 28 seconds, which will occur in Nazas, Mexico.

The Sun doesn't rise directly east or set directly west. If you take a picture of the Sun at the same time each day for a year, it makes a figure eight in the sky, not a circle. Here's why.

This time around, sun activity will be approaching a major peak, giving researchers insights into how the corona varies across the solar activity cycle. Many participants from 2017 will also be ...

In any given place along the eclipse path, the event will last around two hours or more. The event will commence with a partial solar eclipse, as the moon takes a small bite out of the sun’s ...

States in the path of totality for the 2024 solar eclipse include Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.