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2024 total solar eclipse: What to know for viewing in Michigan

First total solar eclipse since 2017

MONMOUTH -- AUG 21: A total solar eclipse with solar flares, Monmouth, Oregon, August 21, 2017 (Photos by David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images) (David Hume Kennerly, David Hume Kennerly)

The first total solar eclipse since 2017 will cross North America in 2024, but not everyone will have the same view of it.

The total solar eclipse will move west to east across North America, starting along Mexico’s Pacific coast. Here’s what to know about the big sky event.

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When is the 2024 total solar eclipse?

The eclipse will occur Monday, April 8, 2024, starting around 2:07 p.m. local Detroit time (11:07 a.m. PDT).

Which states are in the path of the eclipse?

According to NASA, The path of the eclipse continues from Mexico, entering the United States in Texas, and traveling through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. The eclipse will enter Canada in Southern Ontario, and continue through Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Cape Breton. The eclipse will exit continental North America on the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada, at 5:16 p.m. NDT.

The map below from the Great American Eclipse shows the path across the U.S. on April 8, 2024.

MAP OF THE APRIL 8, 2024 TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE (Great American Eclipse)

Will Detroit, Michigan see the total solar eclipse?

The path is projected to JUST miss Southeast Michigan, but that doesn’t mean we won’t see anything.

We’re in the 95% eclipse zone, so we’ll see a near total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.

The map below from the Great American Eclipse shows just how close we are to the total eclipse path.

This map show the durations of totality for cities inside the path of totality. The ovals depict the Moon’s shadow as it moves every 5 minutes. The width of the path of totality reaches 124 miles. (Great American Eclipse)

Map shows cities inside path of Total Solar Eclipse 2024

Cities in path of 2024 eclipse (Great American Eclipse)

---> Read more about the event from the Great American Eclipse here


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Ken Haddad has proudly been with WDIV/ClickOnDetroit since 2013. He also authors the Morning Report Newsletter and various other newsletters, and helps lead the WDIV Insider team. He's a big sports fan and is constantly sipping Lions Kool-Aid.

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