\"Eclipse Across America,\" will air live Monday, April 8, beginning at 2 p.m. ET on ABC, ABC News Live, National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Disney+ and Hulu as well as network social media platforms.
Best times, places to view eclipse
Below is a list of some American cities where the April 8 total solar eclipse will be most visible -- pending weather forecasts -- the duration of the eclipse in those locations and what time totality will begin, according to GreatAmericanEclipse.com.
Texas
- Eagle Pass, Texas, 1:27 p.m. CDT: 4 minutes, 23 seconds
- Uvalde, Texas, 1:29 p.m. CDT: 4 minutes, 16 seconds
- Kerrville, Texas, 1:32 p.m. CDT: 4 minutes, 23 seconds
- Austin, Texas, 1:36 p.m. CDT: 1 minute, 53 seconds
- Killeen, Texas, 1:36 p.m. CDT: 4 minutes, 17 seconds
- Fort Worth, Texas, 1:40 p.m. CDT: 2 minutes, 34 seconds
- Dallas 1:40 p.m. CDT: 3 minutes, 47 seconds
Arkansas
- Little Rock, Arkansas, 1:51 p.m. CDT: 2 minutes, 33 seconds
- Jonesboro, Arkansas, 1:55 p.m. CDT: 2 minutes, 24 seconds
- Poplar Bluff, Arkansas, 1:56 p.m. CDT: 4 minutes, 8 seconds
Missouri
- Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 1:58 p.m. CDT: 4 minutes, 6 seconds
Illinois
- Carbondale, Illinois, 1:59 p.m. CDT: 4 minutes, 8 seconds
- Mount Vernon, Illinois, 2:00 p.m. CDT: 3 minutes, 40 seconds
Indiana
- Evansville, Indiana, 2:02 p.m. CDT: 3 minutes, 2 seconds
- Terre Haute, Indiana, 3:04 p.m. EDT: 2 minutes, 57 seconds
- Indianapolis 3:06 p.m. EDT: 3 minutes, 46 seconds
Ohio
- Dayton, Ohio, 3:09 p.m. EDT: 2 minutes, 46 seconds
- Wapakoneta, Ohio, 3:09 p.m. EDT: 3 minutes, 55 seconds
- Toledo, Ohio, 3:12 p.m. EDT: 1 minute, 54 seconds
- Cleveland 3:13 p.m. EDT: 3 minutes, 50 seconds
Pennsylvania
- Erie, Pennsylvania, 3:16 p.m. EDT: 3 minutes, 43 seconds
New York
- Buffalo, New York, 3:18 p.m. EDT: 3 minutes, 45 seconds
- Rochester, New York, 3:20 p.m. EDT: 3 minutes, 40 seconds
- Syracuse, New York, 3:23 p.m. EDT: 1 minute, 26 seconds
Vermont
- Burlington, Vermont, 3:26 p.m. EDT: 3 minutes, 14 seconds
Maine
- Island Falls, Maine, 3:31 p.m. EDT: 3 minutes, 20 seconds
- Presque Island, Maine, 3:32 p.m. EDT: 2 minutes, 47 seconds
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