2024 solar eclipse map: Path through NY, peak times on April 8
NEW YORK CITY - What is the path of totality of the 2024 total solar eclipse? When will it peak in New York? Will the skies be clear or cloud-covered?
Check out the maps below to help you prepare for the moment the moon's shadow covers the sun on Monday, April 8.
US path of totality and interactive map
Click here for NASA's mobile-friendly interactive map
The total solar eclipse will be visible along a narrow track stretching from Texas to Maine on April 8, 2024. A partial eclipse will be visible throughout all 48 contiguous U.S. states. (NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio)
New York State path of totality
The path of totality through New York on April 8, 2024. (FOX Weather)
2024 total eclipse times: New York
2024 total eclipse times: Northeast
Total and annular eclipse coverage map: Northeast
April 8 cloud coverage forecast: Northeast map
Northeast regional cloud forecast during total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. Yellow lines denote outer boundaries of totality (FOX Weather)
April 8 cloud coverage forecast: Buffalo
Buffalo, New York, area cloud forecast during total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. (FOX Weather)
April 8 cloud coverage forecast: U.S. map
The eclipse cloud cover forecast from FOX Weather. (FOX Weather)
April 8 cloud coverage map: 30-year average
Cloud cover averages on April 8th based on 30 years of data. (FOX Weather)
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What time will the solar eclipse happen in NYC?
In NYC, the total phase of the solar eclipse is not visible but can be seen as a partial solar eclipse.
2:10 p.m.: The event begins the moment the edge of the moon touches the edge of the sun.
2:51 p.m.
3:25 p.m.: The maximum view (the deepest point of the eclipse) with the Sun at its most hidden.
3:58 p.m.
4:36 p.m. – The event ends when the edge of the moon leaves the edge of the sun.
The total duration of the event in New York City will be two hours and 26 minutes.
What time will the solar eclipse happen in these NY cities?
Several towns across New York are in the path of totality. Here’s a look at them, according to the state tourism website.
Jamestown
- Partial eclipse begins: 2:03:38 p.m.
- Full eclipse begins: 3:17:55 p.m.
- Full eclipse ends: 3:20:46 p.m.
- Partial eclipse ends: 4:31:43 p.m.
- Totality duration: 2 minutes, 51 seconds
Buffalo
- Partial eclipse begins: 2:04:56 p.m.
- Full eclipse begins: 3:18:20 p.m.
- Full eclipse ends: 3:22:06 p.m.
- Partial eclipse ends: 4:32:10 p.m.
- Totality duration: 3 minutes, 46 seconds
Rochester
- Partial eclipse begins: 2:07:00 p.m.
- Full eclipse begins: 3:20:08 p.m.
- Full eclipse ends: 3:23:47 p.m.
- Partial eclipse ends: 4:33:26 p.m.
- Totality duration: 3 minutes, 39 seconds
Syracuse
- Partial eclipse begins: 2:09:01 p.m.
- Full eclipse begins: 3:23:03 p.m.
- Full eclipse ends: 3:24:30 p.m.
- Partial eclipse ends: 4:34:49 p.m.
- Totality duration: 1 minute, 27 seconds
Watertown
- Partial eclipse begins: 2:10:05 p.m.
- Full eclipse begins: 3:22:33 p.m.
- Full eclipse ends: 3:26:12 p.m.
- Partial eclipse ends: 4:35:01 p.m.
- Totality duration: 3 minutes, 39 seconds
Lake Placid
- Partial eclipse begins: 2:13:02 p.m.
- Full eclipse begins: 3:25:07 p.m.
- Full eclipse ends: 3:28:29 p.m.
- Partial eclipse ends: 4:36:43 p.m.
- Totality duration: 3 minutes, 21 seconds
Plattsburgh
- Partial eclipse begins: 2:14:03 p.m.
- Full eclipse begins: 3:25:44 p.m.
- Full eclipse ends: 3:29:18 p.m.
- Partial eclipse ends: 4:37:07 p.m.
- Totality duration: 3 minutes, 34 seconds