PHOTOS: Total solar eclipse sweeps across North America

The total eclipse of the sun in Austin, Texas on Monday, April 8, 2024. Cloud cover over the Texas partially blocked the view but the eclipse was still visible in many areas. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

PUBLISHED: April 8, 2024 at 3:19 p.m. | UPDATED: April 8, 2024 at 3:51 p.m.

By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN | AP Science Writer

DALLAS — Millions across North America witnessed the moon block out the sun during a total solar eclipse Monday.

The eclipse’s path of totality stretched from Mazatlán, Mexico to Newfoundland, an area that crosses 15 U.S. states and is home to 44 million people. Revelers were engulfed in darkness at state parks, on city rooftops and in small towns.

SOLAR ECLIPSE 2024: What the total eclipse looked like across North America

Most of those in North America, but not in the direct path, still witnessed a partial eclipse, with the moon transforming the sun into a fiery crescent.

Laguna Woods residents watch the partial solar eclipse through special glasses at a viewing party put on by the Astronomy Club on Monday, April 8, 2024. More than 200 people attended the party. (Photo by Mark Rabinowitch)
The total eclipse of the sun in Austin, Texas on Monday, April 8, 2024. Cloud cover over the Texas partially blocked the view but the eclipse was still visible in many areas. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
The total eclipse of the sun in Austin, Texas on Monday, April 8, 2024. Cloud cover over the Texas partially blocked the view but the eclipse was still visible in many areas. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
The sun begins to be obscured be the moon as closed pass overhead in Austin, Texas on Monday, April 8, 2024. Cloud cover over the Texas partially blocked the view but the eclipse was still visible in many areas. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
The partial solar eclipse appears on a screen through a digital connection to a telescope set up at a viewing party in Laguna Woods hosted by the Astronomy Club. Some residents preferred to remain inside to watch the partial eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024. More than 200 people attended the party. (Photo by Mark Rabinowitch)
Laguna Woods residents watch the partial solar eclipse through special glasses at a viewing party put on by the Astronomy Club on Monday, April 8, 2024. More than 200 people attended the party. (Photo by Mark Rabinowitch)
Laguna Woods residents watch the partial solar eclipse through special glasses at a viewing party put on by the Astronomy Club on Monday, April 8, 2024. More than 200 people attended the party. (Photo by Mark Rabinowitch)
People look through a telescope and their solar glasses during a solar eclipse viewing at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA on Monday, April 8, 2024. Southern California had a partial eclipse with a little over 50% coverage. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Students and staff at Oxford Academy in Cypress catch a glimpse of the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Kids look through a telescope and their solar glasses during a solar eclipse viewing at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA on Monday, April 8, 2024. Southern California had a partial eclipse with a little over 50% coverage. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Riva Karki, 14, a 9th-grade student at Oxford Academy in Cypress, takes a picture with her classmates during the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Phto by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Left: Shadow Hills Elementary School students watch the solar eclipse in Fontana on Monday, April 8, 2024. Approximately 50 perecent of the sun was covered by the moon while totality was seen from Matazlan, Mexico through Texas and the midwest and out through Maine. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Right: The total eclipse of the sun in Austin, Texas on Monday, April 8, 2024. Cloud cover over the Texas partially blocked the view but the eclipse was still visible in many areas. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
The moon covers most of the the sun as it approaches the total solar eclipse, as seen from the summit of Saddleback Mountain, Monday, April 8, 2024, near Rangeley, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Southern California saw a partial solar eclipse with a little over 50% coverage on Monday, April 8, 2024. Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA hosted a viewing event. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
People check out exhibits at the planetarium during an eclipse viewing at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA on Monday, April 8, 2024. Southern California saw a partial eclipse with a little over 50% coverage. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Gemma Jones, 5, gets help closing one eye as she looks through a telescope at a partial solar eclipse during a viewing at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA on Monday, April 8, 2024. Southern California saw a partial eclipse with a little over 50% coverage. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Kids check out a partial solar eclipse during a viewing at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA on Monday, April 8, 2024. Southern California saw a partial eclipse with a little over 50% coverage. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Southern California saw a partial solar eclipse with a little over 50% coverage on Monday, April 8, 2024. Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA hosted a viewing event. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Southern California saw a partial solar eclipse with a little over 50% coverage on Monday, April 8, 2024. Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA hosted a viewing event. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Chou family checks out a partial solar eclipse during a viewing event at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA on Monday, April 8, 2024. Southern California saw a partial eclipse with a little over 50% coverage. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Southern California saw a partial solar eclipse with a little over 50% coverage on Monday, April 8, 2024. Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA hosted a viewing event. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Southern California saw a partial solar eclipse with a little over 50% coverage on Monday, April 8, 2024. Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA hosted a viewing event. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
People look through their solar glasses at a partial solar eclipse during a viewing at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA on Monday, April 8, 2024. Southern California saw a partial eclipse with a little over 50% coverage. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Belen Aguirre uses her eclipse glasses to take a phone photo during an eclipse viewing at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA on Monday, April 8, 2024. Southern California saw a partial eclipse with a little over 50% coverage. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
People look through a telescope at a partial solar eclipse during a viewing at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA on Monday, April 8, 2024. Southern California saw a partial eclipse with a little over 50% coverage. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Kids look through a telescope and their solar glasses during a solar eclipse viewing at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA on Monday, April 8, 2024. Southern California had a partial eclipse with a little over 50% coverage. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A composite of five images shows a partial solar eclipse visible in Southern California on Monday, April 8, 2024. While a swath of the country saw a total eclipse, Orange County saw a little over 50% coverage. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Know as the Great American Eclipse, Southern California’s were able to see 50% coverage of the moon crossing the sun at the Griffith Park Observatory Monday. Los Angeles CA/USA. April 8, 2024. The next solar eclipse in the USA won’t happen for 20 years till August 12, 2045. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Know as the Great American Eclipse, Southern California’s were able to see 50% coverage of the moon crossing the sun at the Griffith Park Observatory Monday. Los Angeles CA/USA. April 8, 2024. The next solar eclipse in the USA won’t happen for 20 years till August 12, 2045. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Know as the Great American Eclipse, Southern California’s were able to see 50% coverage of the moon crossing the sun at the Griffith Park Observatory Monday. Los Angeles CA/USA. April 8, 2024. The next solar eclipse in the USA won’t happen for 20 years till August 12, 2045. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Know as the Great American Eclipse, Southern California’s were able to see 50% coverage of the moon crossing the sun at the Griffith Park Observatory Monday. Los Angeles CA/USA. April 8, 2024. The next solar eclipse in the USA won’t happen for 20 years till August 12, 2045. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Know as the Great American Eclipse, Southern California’s were able to see 50% coverage of the moon crossing the sun at the Griffith Park Observatory Monday. Los Angeles CA/USA. April 8, 2024. The next solar eclipse in the USA won’t happen for 20 years till August 12, 2045. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Know as the Great American Eclipse at the 50% coverage for Southern California’s were able to see the moon crossing the sun at the Griffith Park Observatory Monday. Los Angeles CA/USA. April 8, 2024. The next solar eclipse in the USA won’t happen for 20 years till August 12, 2045. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Know as the Great American Eclipse, Southern California’s were able to see 50% coverage of the moon crossing the sun at the Griffith Park Observatory Monday. Los Angeles CA/USA. April 8, 2024. The next solar eclipse in the USA won’t happen for 20 years till August 12, 2045. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Know as the Great American Eclipse, Southern California’s were able to see 50% coverage of the moon crossing the sun at the Griffith Park Observatory Monday. Los Angeles CA/USA. April 8, 2024. The next solar eclipse in the USA won’t happen for 20 years till August 12, 2045. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Know as the Great American Eclipse at the end, as Southern California’s were able to see the moon crossing the sun at the Griffith Park Observatory Monday. Los Angeles CA/USA. April 8, 2024. The next solar eclipse in the USA won’t happen for 20 years till August 12, 2045. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Know as the Great American Eclipse, Southern California’s were able to see 50% coverage of the moon crossing the sun at the Griffith Park Observatory Monday. Los Angeles CA/USA. April 8, 2024. The next solar eclipse in the USA won’t happen for 20 years till August 12, 2045. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Know as the Great American Eclipse, Southern California’s were able to see 50% coverage of the moon crossing the sun at the Griffith Park Observatory Monday. Los Angeles CA/USA. April 8, 2024. The next solar eclipse in the USA won’t happen for 20 years till August 12, 2045. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Know as the Great American Eclipse, Southern California’s were able to see 50% coverage of the moon crossing the sun at the Griffith Park Observatory Monday. Los Angeles CA/USA. April 8, 2024. The next solar eclipse in the USA won’t happen for 20 years till August 12, 2045. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Know as the Great American Eclipse, Southern California’s were able to see 50% coverage of the moon crossing the sun at the Griffith Park Observatory Monday. Los Angeles CA/USA. April 8, 2024. The next solar eclipse in the USA won’t happen for 20 years till August 12, 2045. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Know as the Great American Eclipse, a woman brings her parrot as Southern California’s were able to see 50% coverage of the moon crossing the sun at the Griffith Park Observatory Monday. Los Angeles CA/USA. April 8, 2024. The next solar eclipse in the USA won’t happen for 20 years till August 12, 2045. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Know as the Great American Eclipse starts for Southern California’s were able to see 50% coverage of the moon crossing the sun at the Griffith Park Observatory Monday. Los Angeles CA/USA. April 8, 2024. The next solar eclipse in the USA won’t happen for 20 years till August 12, 2045. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Students from Willard Elementary School view the solar eclipse during Pasadena Unified School District’s Center for Independent Study solar eclipse viewing party for students from various schools and programs at its Wilson campus in Pasadena on Monday, April 8, 2024. While California was not in the path of totality, viewers in Pasadena and the rest of the state saw a partial blocking on the sun. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
The Pasadena Unified School District’s Center for Independent Study hosted a solar eclipse viewing party for students from various schools and programs at its Wilson campus in Pasadena on Monday, April 8, 2024. While California was not in the path of totality, viewers in Pasadena and the rest of the state saw a partial blocking on the sun. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
The Pasadena Unified School District’s Center for Independent Study hosted a solar eclipse viewing party for students from various schools and programs at its Wilson campus in Pasadena on Monday, April 8, 2024. While California was not in the path of totality, viewers in Pasadena and the rest of the state saw a partial blocking on the sun. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
Students from Willard Elementary School view the solar eclipse during Pasadena Unified School District’s Center for Independent Study solar eclipse viewing party for students from various schools and programs at its Wilson campus in Pasadena on Monday, April 8, 2024. While California was not in the path of totality, viewers in Pasadena and the rest of the state saw a partial blocking on the sun. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
Iyan Syeed-Miller, 17, a member of Pasadena High School’s Astronomy Club, assists people in viewing the solar eclipse during Pasadena Unified School District’s Center for Independent Study solar eclipse viewing party for students from various schools and programs at its Wilson campus in Pasadena on Monday, April 8, 2024. While California was not in the path of totality, viewers in Pasadena and the rest of the state saw a partial blocking on the sun. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
The Pasadena Unified School District’s Center for Independent Study hosted a solar eclipse viewing party for students from various schools and programs at its Wilson campus in Pasadena on Monday, April 8, 2024. While California was not in the path of totality, viewers in Pasadena and the rest of the state saw a partial blocking on the sun. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
Scott Haas, 52, with his son, Tom, 10, sit together as they gaze at the solar eclipse during Pasadena Unified School District’s Center for Independent Study solar eclipse viewing party for students from various schools and programs at its Wilson campus in Pasadena on Monday, April 8, 2024. While California was not in the path of totality, viewers in Pasadena and the rest of the state saw a partial blocking on the sun. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
Children from the Willard Children Center gaze at the solar eclipse during the Pasadena Unified School District’s Center for Independent Study solar eclipse viewing party for students from various schools and programs at its Wilson campus in Pasadena on Monday, April 8, 2024. While California was not in the path of totality, viewers in Pasadena and the rest of the state saw a partial blocking on the sun. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
The Pasadena Unified School District’s Center for Independent Study hosted a solar eclipse viewing party for students from various schools and programs at its Wilson campus in Pasadena on Monday, April 8, 2024. While California was not in the path of totality, viewers in Pasadena and the rest of the state saw a partial blocking on the sun. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
A student from Willard Elementary School views the solar eclipse during Pasadena Unified School District’s Center for Independent Study solar eclipse viewing party for students from various schools and programs at its Wilson campus in Pasadena on Monday, April 8, 2024. While California was not in the path of totality, viewers in Pasadena and the rest of the state saw a partial blocking on the sun. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
Allison Drake, 17, a member of Pasadena High School’s Astronomy Club, checks a telescope during Pasadena Unified School District’s Center for Independent Study solar eclipse viewing party for students from various schools and programs at its Wilson campus in Pasadena on Monday, April 8, 2024. While California was not in the path of totality, viewers in Pasadena and the rest of the state saw a partial blocking on the sun. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
Students from Willard Elementary School view the solar eclipse during Pasadena Unified School District’s Center for Independent Study solar eclipse viewing party for students from various schools and programs at its Wilson campus in Pasadena on Monday, April 8, 2024. While California was not in the path of totality, viewers in Pasadena and the rest of the state saw a partial blocking on the sun. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
Ariana Craig, a teacher at Willard Elementary Schoo, views the solar eclipse during Pasadena Unified School District’s Center for Independent Study solar eclipse viewing party for students from various schools and programs at its Wilson campus in Pasadena on Monday, April 8, 2024. While California was not in the path of totality, viewers in Pasadena and the rest of the state saw a partial blocking on the sun. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
Students at Shadow Hills Elementary School in Fontana watch the solar eclipse Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Cristina Reyes, a fifth grade teacher at Shadow Hills Elementary School in Fontana, shows students how to wear solar glasses before the solar eclipse Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
The moon’s shadow is cast down from a sunspotter device during the solar eclipse at Shadow Hills Elementary School in Fontana on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
The solar eclipse reaches its maximum coverage in Fontana on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Students at Shadow Hills Elementary School in Fontana watch the solar eclipse Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Cristina Reyes, a fifth grade teacher at Shadow Hills Elementary School in Fontana, passes out solar glasses to students Monday, April 8, 2024, before the solar eclipse. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
The solar eclipse is seen in Fontana on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Students at Shadow Hills Elementary School in Fontana watch the solar eclipse Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Students at Shadow Hills Elementary School in Fontana watch the solar eclipse Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
The solar eclipse begins in Fontana on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
The moon’s shadow is cast down from a sunspotter device during the solar eclipse at Shadow Hills Elementary School in Fontana on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Third grade students at Fontana’s Shadow Hills Elementary School Melody Velasco, Corinna Chavez and Giancarlo Hernandez Herrera, all 9, cast the moon’s shadow onto paper using a solar pinhole viewing card as they watch the solar eclipse Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
A student at Shadow Hills Elementary School in Fontana points towards the solar eclipse Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
The solar eclipse begins to wane in Fontana on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
The solar eclipse begins in Fontana on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
The solar eclipse begins in Fontana on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Students and staff at Oxford Academy in Cypress catch a glimpse of the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Manhattan Beach Library was handing out solar eclipse glasses (while supplies lasted), and hosted a family-friendly viewing event of the solar eclipse. Katie Kuznik and her dog Mila attended the viewing party. (Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett)
Manhattan Beach Library was handing out solar eclipse glasses (while supplies lasted), and hosted a family-friendly viewing event of the solar eclipse. (Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett)
Manhattan Beach Library was handing out solar eclipse glasses (while supplies lasted), and hosted a family-friendly viewing event of the solar eclipse. (Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett)
Manhattan Beach Library was handing out solar eclipse glasses (while supplies lasted), and hosted a family-friendly viewing event of the solar eclipse. Sydney Sun and Larrows Fang both international exchange students from China take in the eclipse. (Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett)
Manhattan Beach Library was handing out solar eclipse glasses (while supplies lasted), and hosted a family-friendly viewing event of the solar eclipse. (Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett)
Manhattan Beach Library was handing out solar eclipse glasses (while supplies lasted), and hosted a family-friendly viewing event of the solar eclipse. Light filtering through a tree shows the eclipse in Manhattan Beach. (Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett)
Manhattan Beach Library was handing out solar eclipse glasses (while supplies lasted), and hosted a family-friendly viewing event of the solar eclipse. Woody Anderson and Sarah Jordan view the eclipse beaming down on the ground. (Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett)
Manhattan Beach Library was handing out solar eclipse glasses (while supplies lasted), and hosted a family-friendly viewing event of the solar eclipse. Perry Bush from Los Angeles takes in the eclipse.(Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett)
Manhattan Beach Library was handing out solar eclipse glasses (while supplies lasted), and hosted a family-friendly viewing event of the solar eclipse. (Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett)
Manhattan Beach Library was handing out solar eclipse glasses (while supplies lasted), and hosted a family-friendly viewing event of the solar eclipse. Teresa kalassen attended the viewing party. (Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett)
Manhattan Beach Library was handing out solar eclipse glasses (while supplies lasted), and hosted a family-friendly viewing event of the solar eclipse. (Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett)
Manhattan Beach Library was handing out solar eclipse glasses (while supplies lasted), and hosted a family-friendly viewing event of the solar eclipse. (Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett)
Manhattan Beach Library was handing out solar eclipse glasses (while supplies lasted), and hosted a family-friendly viewing event of the solar eclipse. Katie Kuznik and her dog Mila attended the event. (Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett)
Manhattan Beach Library was handing out solar eclipse glasses (while supplies lasted), and hosted a family-friendly viewing event of the solar eclipse. International exchange student from China Sydney Sun views the eclipse in from of a mural of the Manhattan Beach Pier. (Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett)
Manhattan Beach Library was handing out solar eclipse glasses (while supplies lasted), and hosted a family-friendly viewing event of the solar eclipse. (Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett)
Cassie and Marissa look to the sky with glasses provided by the Physics and Astronomy Department of CSULB to view the solar eclipse on campus in Long Beach on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Carboard with pinholes provided by the Physics and Astronomy Departments of CSULB allowed people to view the solar eclipse on campus in Long Beach on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Cathryn McCormick uses a telescope provided by the Physics and Astronomy Department of CSULB to view the solar eclipse on campus in Long Beach on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
People gathered glasses and information from the Physics and Astronomy Department of CSULB to view the solar eclipse on campus in Long Beach on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
in Long Beach on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Jacob Teran uses a uses glasses over his iPhone lens to take photos of the solar eclipse on campus at SCULB in Long Beach on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
The Garibay family views the solar eclipse through glasses, from the campus of CSULB in Long Beach on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
People look to the sky with glasses provided by the Physics and Astronomy Department of CSULB to view the solar eclipse on campus in Long Beach on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
People look to the sky with glasses provided by the Physics and Astronomy Department of CSULB to view the solar eclipse on campus in Long Beach on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
A view of the eclipse after 11 am from Simi Valley on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
The sun begins to be obscured be the moon as closed pass overhead in Austin, Texas on Monday, April 8, 2024. Cloud cover over the Texas partially blocked the view but the eclipse was still visible in many areas. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
The sun begins to be obscured be the moon as closed pass overhead in Austin, Texas on Monday, April 8, 2024. Cloud cover over the Texas partially blocked the view but the eclipse was still visible in many areas. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Leo and Frances Lopez view the solar eclipse in Austin, Texas on Monday, April 8, 2024. Cloud cover over the Texas partially blocked the view but the eclipse was still visible in many areas. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
The sun begins to be obscured be the moon as closed pass overhead in Austin, Texas on Monday, April 8, 2024. Cloud cover over the Texas partially blocked the view but the eclipse was still visible in many areas. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Clouds threaten to block out the total eclipse in Austin, Texas on Monday, April 8, 2024. Cloud cover over the Texas partially blocked the view but the eclipse was still visible in many areas. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
The sun, partially blocked by the moon, projects crescent-shaped beams of light through pin holes in a piece of paper in Rialto during a solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Eric Vilchis, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

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Totality’s first stop on land cast Mazatlán’s sparkling beaches into darkness before continuing northeast toward Eagle Pass, Texas, one its first stops in the U.S.

Total solar eclipses happen somewhere around the world every 11 to 18 months, but they don’t often cross paths with millions of people. The U.S. last got a taste in 2017, and won’t again see a coast-to-coast spectacle until 2045.

A woman views the solar eclipse in Times Square, Monday, April 8, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Peter K. Afriyie)
Ezekiel Trujillo, 4, of Albuquerque, N.M., observes the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024, while attending the Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival’s solar eclipse viewing party on Clearwater Beach. Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
The Statue of Freedom on top of the U.S. Capitol stands as the moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Capitol Hill, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Cincinnati Reds’ Terry Bradshaw walks on the field during a solar eclipse before a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Cincinnati, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)
Pittsburgh Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen views the solar eclipse before a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Pittsburgh, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Pittsburgh Pirates’ Bryan Reynolds views the solar eclipse before a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Pittsburgh, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
The moon makes its way in front of the sun during a total solar eclipse framed above the angel atop the Princes’ Gates, in Toronto, Monday, April 8, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
The moon covers the sun during a total solar eclipse as seen from Luna Pier, Mich., Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
People gather to watch the total solar eclipse from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Pittsburgh Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen views the solar eclipse before a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Pittsburgh, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
People lie on the ground to watch the total solar eclipse at UNAM University in Mexico City, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
A person uses special glasses to watch the total solar eclipse watch the total solar eclipse from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
The moon covers the sun at the end of a total solar eclipse Monday, April 8, 2024, as seen from Carbondale, Ill. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Vaughn Hilger, from left, Landon Hilger, Brad Hilger and Katie Hilger, all of St. Cloud, Minn., view the solar eclipse Monday, April 8, 2024, at Zilker Metropolitan Park in Austin, Texas. The family started planning a trip to Austin for the eclipse viewing since the solar eclipse in 2017. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP)
The sun flares during the solar eclipse during a practice round in preparation for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 7, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
People watch the total solar eclipse at Parc Jean Drapeau, in Montreal, Monday, April 8, 2024. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)
People watch the total solar eclipse at Parc Jean Drapeau, in Montreal, Monday, April 8, 2024. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)
People watch the total solar eclipse at Parc Jean Drapeau, in Montreal, Monday, April 8, 2024. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)
The moon covers most of the the sun as it approaches the total solar eclipse, as seen from the summit of Saddleback Mountain, Monday, April 8, 2024, near Rangeley, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
People wear protective glasses as they gather to watch as the moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from at National Mall in Washington, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
The diamond ring effect is seen as the moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Progressive Field in Cleveland on Monday, April 8, 2024, before the Cleveland Guardians home opener Baseball game. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Ian Morris and Allyson Gavaletz use special glasses to watch the total solar eclipse from Agers Falls in Lyons Falls, N.Y., Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Sydney Schaefer)
The moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Paris, Texas, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
The moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Paris, Texas, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Bob Jackson watches the progress of the total solar eclipse at Verona Beach, N.Y., Monday, April 8, 2024. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
The moon covers the sun during a total solar eclipse at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Skiers and hikers watch the total eclipse of the sun from the Appalachian Trail at the summit of Saddleback Mountain, Monday, April 8, 2024, near Rangeley, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
The sun and moon create a total solar eclipse Monday, April 8, 2024, in Manor, Texas. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Crew Michael, of Brownsburg, Ind., looks at the eclipse during a total eclipse viewing event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Evelyn Sander, right, and Sopfia Munoz, of Indianapolis, look at the eclipse during a total eclipse viewing event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Issace Hutchison, 8, Ferndale Area Elementary School second-grader, views the solar eclipse through his decorated protective special eyewear with classmates at the school in Johnstown, Pa., on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Thomas Slusser/The Tribune-Democrat via AP)
Mississippi State legislators and staff take a break to view the total solar eclipse on the south steps of the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, Monday, April 8, 2024. Legislators, staff and the pages shared the filtered eclipse glasses to see the partial eclipse that peered through afternoon clouds. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
The moon partially covers the sun during the total solar eclipse on the Liberty Island, Monday, April. 8, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
A man watches as the moon partially covers the sun during a solar eclipse, as seen from the Queens borough of New York, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New York Yankees’ Carlos Rodón watches the total solar eclipse from Yankee Stadium, Monday, April 8, 2024 in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Chris Kuhn, of Yarmouth, Maine, wears a Teletubbies costume while watching the eclipse on the Appalachian Trail near the summit of Saddleback Mountain, Monday, April 8, 2024, near Rangeley, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
People wear protective glasses as they gather to watch as the moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from the National Mall in Washington, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Amelia Bonds wears protective glasses as she watches as the moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from the National Mall in Washington, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
The moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from the National Mall in Washington, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
A cross on top of a steeple of the St. John’s the Evangelist Church in Attleboro, Mass. partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse Monday, April 8, 2024. (Mark Stockwell/The Sun Chronicle via AP)
People wear protective glasses as they gather to watch as the moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse as seen from the National Mall in Washington, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
A person photographs the total solar eclipse at UNAM University in Mexico City, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
A person wears protective glasses as they gather to watch as the moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse as seen from the National Mall in Washington, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
People wear protective glasses as they gather to watch as the moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse as seen from the National Mall in Washington, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
A child named Phoebe poses for a photo with decorative glasses people gather to watch as the moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse as seen from the National Mall in Washington, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Victor Guzman sets up a telescope for his children to observe the eclipse during a program outside the Denver Museum of Science and Nature Monday, April 8, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Skiers and hikers arrive at the Appalachian Trail near the summit of Saddleback Mountain prior to the total solar eclipse, Monday, April 8, 2024, near Rangeley, Maine. Visitors were urged to stay on rocky surfaces to avoid trampling the fragile vegetation. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Skiers and hikers take in the view from the Appalachian Trail at the summit of Saddleback Mountain during the total solar eclipse, Monday, April 8, 2024, near Rangeley, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
The moon approaches totality during a total eclipse at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
A person uses protective eyewear as they gather to watch as the moon partially cover the sun during a total solar eclipse as seen from the National Mall in Washington, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
The moon covers the sun during a total solar eclipse at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Spectators use special glasses to watch a solar eclipse at the Griffith Observatory on Monday, April 8, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
School children use special glasses to observe the eclipse during a program outside the Denver Museum of Science and Nature Monday, April 8, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Television reporter Olivia Young uses special glasses to take a photograph with her mobile device of the eclipse during a program outside the Denver Museum of Science and Nature Monday, April 8, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
The moon covers the sun during a total solar eclipse Monday, April 8, 2024, as viewed from Carbondale, Ill. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Members of the news media photograph a partial solar eclipse at the Griffith Observatory on Monday, April 8, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
The moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Paris, Texas, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
The moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse as seen through trees in Annandale, Va., Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
The moon covers the sun during a total solar eclipse at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Monday, April 8, 2024, before the Cleveland Guardians home opener baseball game. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Happy Haynes of Denver uses special glasses to observe the total solar eclipse during a program outside the Denver Museum of Science and Nature Monday, April 8, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Alain Takam, originally from Cameroon, performs a dance routine while people watch a solar eclipse at the Griffith Observatory on Monday, April 8, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Spectators sit to watch a solar eclipse at the Griffith Observatory on Monday, April 8, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Isabel Franco and her parrot Alex watch a solar eclipse from Griffith Observatory on Monday, April 8, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Clouds partially obscure the moon as it covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Paris, Texas, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Restaurant workers in the Flatiron district of Manhattan take a break to view the solar eclipse, Monday, April 8, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
The moon covers the sun during a total solar eclipse at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Sisters Grace and Addie Rupert of Thornton, Colo., use special glasses to observe the eclipse during a program outside the Denver Museum of Science and Nature Monday, April 8, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Spectators use special glasses to watch a solar eclipse at the Griffith Observatory on Monday, April 8, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Spectators use special glasses to watch a solar eclipse at the Griffith Observatory on Monday, April 8, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Isabel Franco and her parrot Alex watch a solar eclipse from Griffith Observatory on Monday, April 8, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Spectators use special glasses to watch a solar eclipse at the Griffith Observatory on Monday, April 8, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
A skywatcher wears personalized solar glasses during the total solar eclipse in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Monday, April 8, 2024. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)
Dezaray Butts uses solar eclipse glasses to observe the partial phase of a total solar eclipse, in Kingston, Ontario, Monday, April 8, 2024. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Maria Esperanza of Denver uses special glasses to observe the eclipse during a program outside the Denver Museum of Science and Nature Monday, April 8, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Photographer Taylor Kelsh-Adami drove down from St. Louis to capture the total solar eclipse in Sikeston, Mo., Monday, April, 8, 2024. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian via AP)
People watch as the moon partially covers the sun during the a solar eclipse on the Liberty Island, Monday, April. 8, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Skywatchers sit in their car wearing special solar glasses while joining hundreds of others for the total solar eclipse in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Monday, April 8, 2024. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)
Becky Laca, front, and her mother, Pat Linzy, both of Littleton, Colo., use special glasses to observe the eclipse during a program outside the Denver Museum of Science and Nature Monday, April 8, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Eighth graders Miah Byrne, top, and Kalli Gallagher look at the solar eclipse from the baseball field at Taft Middle School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette via AP)
A young girl uses a telescope to observe the total solar eclipse during a program outside the Denver Museum of Science and Nature Monday, April 8, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
The moon covers the sun during totality of the a total solar eclipse in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Monday, April 8, 2024. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)
A guest watches the solar eclipse using special glasses at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Monday, April 8, 2024. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
Ted Klein, from Tampa, watches the eclipse while his son Ari, 10, snuggles up with him as his wife, Jenny Klein, watches at the Science Park during the Solar Eclipse Celebration at MOSI Museum of Science and Industry, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (Dirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
A person takes a selfie while wearing special eclipse glasses during a total solar eclipse on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Monday, April 8, 2024. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press via AP)
The moon is seen partially covering the sun during a total solar eclipse, in Toronto, Monday, April 8, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
New Bedford High School students look at the solar eclipse from the the sunroof of their vehicle in New Bedford, Mass., on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Peter Pereira/The Standard-Times via AP)
Elani Patterson, 5, from Tampa, takes a look at the sun through a reflective telescope outside in the Science Park during the Solar Eclipse Celebration at MOSI Museum of Science and Industry, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (Dirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Maurice and Pat Moran from Rahway, New Jersey, watch the solar eclipse at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Monday, April 8, 2024. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
The moon totally covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Wooster, Ohio, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Skywatchers are silhouetted during totality of the total solar eclipse in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Monday, April 8, 2024. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)
Skywatchers experience the total solar eclipse in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Monday, April 8, 2024. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)
People wear solar eclipse glasses as they observe the partial phase of a total solar eclipse, in Kingston, Ontario, Monday, April 8, 2024. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
People gather to look on during a solar eclipse outside the Fiserv Forum Monday, April 8, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wis. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
NASA contractor Mike Pedraza captures totality during the solar eclipse in Sikeston, Mo., with his family April 8, 2024. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian via AP)
People gather to look on during a solar eclipse outside the Fiserv Forum Monday, April 8, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wis. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Swarthmore students, from left, Julia Stern, Mehtap Yercel, Sabrina Ellah and Asli Yuvsel, look at the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024, at Swarthmore College in Swarthmore Pa. (Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Students used solar glasses to view the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024, at Swarthmore College in Swarthmore Pa. (Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)