--- title: See the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse in Photos description: Crowds are gathering across the country in preparation for today's solar eclipse. Here are photos of the eclipse and of its millions of viewers. canonical: https://time.com/6964865/total-solar-eclipse-photos-2024/ author: Simmone Shah article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2024-04-08T18:15:45.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-01-19T10:59:12.000Z article:section: Science og:title: See Today's Total Solar Eclipse in Photos og:description: Here are photos of the eclipse and of its millions of viewers. og:url: https://time.com/6964865/total-solar-eclipse-photos-2024/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta439c8aa3f256e4f/698a5578b21a9c8280509d99/solar-eclipse-photos-21.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2400 og:image:height: 1350 og:image:alt: solar-eclipse-photos-21 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See Today's Total Solar Eclipse in Photos twitter:description: Here are photos of the eclipse and of its millions of viewers. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta439c8aa3f256e4f/698a5578b21a9c8280509d99/solar-eclipse-photos-21.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- # See Today's Total Solar Eclipse in Photos > Sponsored content. 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Charly Triballeau—AFP/Getty Images by [Simmone Shah](https://time.com/author/simmone-shah/) and [Eli Cohen](https://time.com/author/eli-cohen/) Updated: Jan 19, 2026 10:59 AM UTCPublished: Apr 8, 2024 6:15 PM UTC Crowds gathered across the U.S. for today’s total solar eclipse, with viewing sites set up across the path of totality—including one along Niagara Falls State Park, a special “[eclipse flight](https://time.com/6961856/eclipse-delta-flight-passengers/)” traveling through the eclipse’s path, and a mass wedding that took place in Russellville, Ark. just minutes before [totality](https://totaleclipserussellville.com/elope). The eclipse passed through 15 states, entering the U.S. in Texas and exiting in Maine, and passing through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and parts of Tennessee and Michigan. Millions of people were expected to watch the event, which is the [last time a total solar eclipse will be visible](https://time.com/4897581/total-solar-eclipse-years-next/) in the contiguous United States until 2044. Here are photos of the eclipse—and some of its millions of viewers—from across the U.S.  People watch a total solar eclipse as the sky goes dark in Mazatlan, Mexico. Fernando Llano—AP  People look at the sky during the eclipse at Main Street Garden Park in Dallas, Texas. Jake Dockins for TIME  A man paints during the solar eclipse in Dallas, Texas. Jake Dockins for TIME  People watch as the moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Eagle Pass, Texas. Eric Gay—AP  The solar eclipse nearing totality in Dallas, Texas. Jake Dockins for TIME  Visitors watch the solar eclipse move into totality during an eclipse viewing event in Bloomington, Ind. Chet Strange—Bloomberg/Getty Images  Views of the total solar eclipse from Mazatlan, Mexico. Henry Romero—Reuters (3)  A group views the solar eclipse in Dallas, Texas. Jake Dockins for TIME  A man photographs the solar eclipse in Dallas, Texas. Jake Dockins for TIME  Couples view the solar eclipse during a mass wedding at the Total Eclipse of the Heart festival in Russellville, Ark. Mario Tama—Getty Images  People assemble to view a partial solar eclipse, where the moon will partially blot out the sun, at Times Square in New York City. Shannon Stapleton—Reuters  Students at the University of Sonora use their shadows to reflect the eclipse on the ground in Hermosillo, Mexico. Jesus Ballesteros—Norte Photo/Getty Images  Melissa, left, and Michael Richards watch through solar goggles as the moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Wooster, Ohio. solar-eclipse-photos-16  People look at the sky at Saluki Stadium, as the moon is about to block the sun in a total solar eclipse, in Carbondale, Illinois. Evelyn Hockstein—Reuters  A passenger wears solar eclipse glasses as she looks from a special Delta Airlines eclipse flight following the path of totality over the United States. Leonardo Benassatto—Reuters  People use special protective glasses to observe a total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico. Henry Romero—Reuters  José Ramírez of the Cleveland Guardians looks up at the solar eclipse before the home opener against the Chicago White Sox, in Cleveland, Ohio. Mike Lawrie—Getty Images  Couples view the solar eclipse during totality at a mass wedding at the Total Eclipse of the Heart festival in Russellville, Ark. Mario Tama—Getty Images  A caddie uses glasses to view the eclipse during a practice round prior to the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Warren Little—Getty Images  People hold their hands up to the sky, hoping the clouds will part during cloudy conditions to see a total solar eclipse at Dunkirk Lighthouse & Veterans Park Museum in Dunkirk, N.Y. Elizabeth Frantz—Reuters  People wrap up warm as they wait for the solar eclipse in Niagara Falls, N.Y., on April 8, 2024. Adam Gray—Getty Images  People prepare their telescope to see the eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico. Hector Vivas—Getty Images  People gather under overcast skies in anticipation of watching the total solar eclipse from Niagara Falls, Ontario. Matt Rourke—AP  People look through a telescope that is tracking the path of the sun as people gather on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to view the partial solar eclipse. Kent Nishimura—Getty Images  A bride and groom look on before a planned mass wedding of over 200 couples at the Total Eclipse of the Heart festival in Russellville, Ark. Mario Tama—Getty Images  Passengers get ready to board a plane en route to Detroit, following the solar eclipse’s path of totality, in Austin, Texas. Leonardo Benassatto—Reuters  Amateur astronomers prepare to watch a total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico. Fernando Llano—AP  People gather on the observation deck of Edge at Hudson Yards before a partial solar eclipse in New York City. Eduardo Munoz—Reuters  The solar eclipse is seen above the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. 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