The U.S. will experience its first total solar eclipse in seven years on April 8, and it will pass over parts of Canada and Mexico as well. KEY FACTS A total solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between Earth and the sun and completely blocks the face of the sun, causing the sky to darken. The path of totality (the places that will experience the entire eclipse) will only pass through Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, though small regions in Michigan and Tennessee will be in the path as well, according to NASA. However, all 48 states in the contiguous U.S. will witness the partial eclipse. WHAT TIME IS THE SOLAR ECLIPSE The time the eclipse occurs varies across each state as it moves through its path of totality. Here are the times of totality for some cities within its path: Dallas: Totality begins at 1:40 p.m. CDT and ends at 1:44 p.m. CDT. Idabel, Oklahoma: Totality starts at 1:45 p.m. CDT and ends at 1:49 p.m. CDT. Little Rock, Arkansas: Totality starts at 1:51 p.m. CDT and ends at 1:54 p.m. CDT. Poplar Bluff, Missouri: Totality starts at 1:56 p.m. CDT and ends at 2:00 p.m. CDT. Paducah, Kentucky: Totality starts at 2:00 p.m. CDT and ends at 2:02 p.m. CDT. Carbondale, Illinois: Totality starts at 1:59 p.m. CDT and ends at 2:03 p.m. CDT. Evansville, Indiana: Totality starts at 2:02 p.m. CDT and ends at 2:05 p.m. CDT. Cleveland: Totality starts at 3:13 p.m. EDT and ends at 3:17 p.m. EDT. Erie, Pennsylvania: Totality starts at 3:16 p.m. EDT and ends at 3:20 p.m. EDT. Buffalo, New York: Totality starts at 3:18 p.m. EDT and ends at 3:22 p.m. EDT. Burlington, Vermont: Totality starts at 3:26 p.m. EDT and ends at 3:29 p.m. EDT. Lancaster, New Hampshire: Totality starts at 3:27 p.m. EDT and ends at 3:30 p.m. EDT. Caribou, Maine: Totality starts at 3:32 p.m. EDT and ends at 3:34 p.m. EDT. These cities will also experience a partial eclipse before and after these times. WHERE TO WATCH THE SOLAR ECLIPSE If you’re not in the path of totality, several institutions and organizations will hold livestreams of the event: NASA will hold an official livestream from 1 p.m. EDT to 4 p.m. EDT from several locations within the path of totality. Space.com will also hold a livestream on YouTube. The Exploratorium will live stream from Junction, Texas, and from Torreón, Mexico. A Spanish-speaking option will also be available. The National Science Foundation will begin its livestream at 1:55 p.m. EDT. Time and Date will host a live stream of the event starting at 12:30 p.m. EDT. Thank you all for reading. please feel free to check out properties at valiantfoothomes.org