The 2024 solar eclipse will be visible across North America today, with the moon’s position between the Earth and sun casting a shadow on the continent. As the shadow, or umbra, travels along the surface from west to east at more than 1,500 miles per hour along the path of totality, the eclipse will start, peak, and end at different times. The best time to view the eclipse depends on your location, and some places along the path will have more totality time than others.

In Texas, the south-central region had clouds in the forecast, but better conditions were expected to the northeast, according to the National Weather Service. The best eclipse viewing weather was anticipated in New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine, as well as in Canada’s New Brunswick and Newfoundland.

What time does the 2024 total solar eclipse start?

The total solar eclipse will emerge over the South Pacific Ocean before the shadow falls across North America, beginning in parts of Mexico. The path of totality, where onlookers can witness the moon fully blocking the sun (through eclipse viewing glasses for safety), is expected to first make landfall near the city of Mazatlán around 9:51 a.m. MT.

The eclipse will then cross over the U.S.-Mexico border into Texas, emerging over Eagle Pass at 12:10 p.m. CT. In Dallas, NASA data shows the partial eclipse will first become visible at 12:23 p.m. CT. The next states in the path of totality are Oklahoma and Arkansas, where the eclipse begins in Little Rock at 12:33 p.m. CT.

Cleveland will see the beginning of the eclipse at 1:59 p.m. ET. Darkness will start spreading over the sky in Buffalo, New York, at 2:04 p.m. ET. Then, the eclipse will reach northwestern Vermont, including Burlington, at 2:14 p.m. ET. Parts of New Hampshire and Maine will also follow in the path of totality before the eclipse reaches the Canadian mainland at 3:13 p.m. ET.

Although viewers in all the contiguous U.S. states outside the path of totality will still be able to see a partial eclipse, the experience won’t be the same everywhere. Some places will see most of the sun blocked by the moon, including Washington, D.C., where the partial eclipse will start at 2:04 p.m. ET. New York City will also see a substantial partial eclipse, beginning at 2:10 p.m. ET.

In Chicago, viewers can start viewing the partial eclipse at 12:51 p.m. CT. In Detroit, viewers will be able to enjoy a near-total eclipse beginning at 1:58 p.m. ET, and in Boston, it will begin at 2:16 p.m. ET.

Below is a table by NASA showing when the eclipse will start, peak, and end in 13 cities along the eclipse’s path.