The 2024 total solar eclipse was watched by at least 30 million people in the US, who stared in amazement at the moon blocking the sun for a few minutes.
Now that the celestial event is over, many are wondering when the next one will grace the nation’s skies.
The next total solar eclipse won’t occur until March 30, 2033, but Alaska will be the only North American region to witness it.
However, on August 23, 2044, another will sweep across Montana and North Dakota; Americans won’t see another solar eclipse like Monday’s until 2045.
However, another one will sweep across Montana and North Dakota on August 23, 2044 – Americans won’t see another solar eclipse like Monday’s until 2045 (photo)
The 2024 total solar eclipse was watched by at least 30 million people in the US, who began to stare in amazement at the moon blocking the sun for a few minutes.
Monday’s event was visible in parts of 15 states — from Texas to Maine — and it won’t be until August 12, 2045 when much of the US will be in the path of totality.
Total solar eclipses occur every one to three years somewhere in the world, but in America about every twelve years.
This year’s eclipse started in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, with people in the Cook Islands being the first to witness the phenomenon, and moved across North America before reaching Mexico.
The eclipse cut diagonally from Texas to Maine before entering the Atlantic Ocean through eastern Canada.
The next big one in the country starts in California and moves east to end in Florida, similar to what happened in 2017.
This year’s eclipse started in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, with people in the Cook Islands being the first to witness the phenomenon, and moved across North America before reaching Mexico (pictured)
Total solar eclipses occur every one to three years somewhere in the world, but in America about every twelve years
That means major cities like Reno, Nevada, Colorado Springs, Colorado and Orlando, Florida will be tourist destinations for the event.
This year, Dallas, Texas was the center of the solar eclipse.
National solar eclipse shared a map showing the path of totality for 2045, which will also extend to the Caribbean and South America.
The maximum duration of the totality of the solar eclipse will be six minutes and six seconds, compared to the four minutes and 24 seconds that occurred on Monday.
Passing through the Lone Star State, the total solar eclipse was visible in Dallas for three minutes and 51 seconds.
Oklahoma was next at about 1:45 PM CT, followed by Arkansas at 1:51 PM ET and Missouri about five minutes later.
Illinois is next in line on the path of totality, with Carbondale experiencing the solar eclipse around 1:59 PM CT and Paducah, Kentucky about a minute later.
And Evansville, Indiana at 2:02 CT and then Ohio is expected to witness it around 3:13 ET.
State officials estimate that up to 556,000 people will visit the Buckeye State.
Erie, Pennsylvania is next, with the eclipse set for 3:16 PM ET, followed by Buffalo, New York around 3:18 PM ET.
The path continues north, reaching Burlington, Vermont at 3:26 PM ET, Lancaster, New Hampshire at 3:27 PM ET, and Caribou, Maine at 3:32 PM ET.