Total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 - Waco, Texas

Waco, Texas, USA

What will the 2024 total solar eclipse look like?

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Click on the interactive map below!
It will show you roughly when the eclipse will be happening.
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Map of the Waco area, showing the path of totality in gray

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You MUST use certified eye protection ("eclipse glasses")
whenever ANY PART of the Sun’s disk is visible.

The Total Eclipse of April 8, 2024

Another total solar eclipse is coming to North America! This time, totality will also pass over Mexico and Canada – giving people all over North America another chance to experience this great celestial event.

In order to see totality, you have to be in the path of totality. If you aren’t in that path, you’ll only see a partial eclipse. You can learn more about those details with our simple eclipse viewing instructions guide.

This blog post will tell you about the 2024 eclipse as seen from the Waco area in Texas. Please check out all the links we’ve provided below to learn more about the 2024 total solar eclipse from other locations.

The Total Eclipse of April 8, 2024 in Waco

Waco is perfectly placed to see totality! Though not right on the centerline, the downtown area will still get a very respectable 4m 13s of totality!

Where can I see the total eclipse?

You almost can’t go wrong anywhere you choose in the area. The path takes a SW-NE path through the state, and stretches all the way from San Antonio through Dallas. So the towns of Killeen, Temple and Corsicana are all in the path. The centerline itself is only about 10 miles northwest of Waco, so you’ll be just fine staying there for the entire eclipse!

If you want to get the maximum amount of totality possible in the region, you’ll want to be on the centerline near Hillsboro, Valley Mills or Gatesville. These towns will get over 4m 20s in the shadow!

What will I see on eclipse day?

Waco is well situated to see the eclipse. Enjoy totality!

If you have to escape clouds, we've written blog posts for Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio if you’d like more info on viewing prospects for those locations.

Remember that even if you are in the path of totality, if the Sun is not COMPLETELY eclipsed you MUST always use ISO-certified eye protection to watch the eclipse. You MUST use your eclipse glasses to observe all the partial phases.

When will the eclipse happen?

Eclipse day is April 8, 2024!

The big event happens just after 1:38pm CDT, and people in the downtown area will see about 4m 13s of totality.

The eclipse happens at different times in different locations. Use the slider on the map above to show you when totality will happen as the eclipse passes through the Waco area.

Use ISO-certified eye protection during the partial phases

ISO Certification Always remember the rule for using eye protection during an eclipse: If there’s ANY bright part of the Sun showing, then you have to use your eclipse glasses to watch the event.

The Eclipse2024.org Eclipse Simulator That means if you can see anything at all of the Sun through the glasses, then the Sun is too bright and you have to leave the glasses on! If you can see absolutely NO piece of the Sun through the eclipse glasses, then it’s safe to take them off. But the second any bright part of the Sun becomes visible again, you have to put them back on – and this can be mere seconds after you took them off.

We also have an entire section of the site dedicated to providing much more detailed eclipse viewing instructions for you!

Wherever you decide to view from, be sure to plan your route carefully, and watch the weather to make sure you’ll have good skies on eclipse day.

Check out the Eclipse2024.org Eclipse Simulator!

You can also check out Eclipse2024.org’s eclipse simulator for any location you’d like to preview. The simulator will show you exactly what the eclipse will look like for any location you choose!

Eclipse2024.org Eclipse Simulator videos!

If you'd just like to preview the eclipse without using the simulator, we've made videos for the 2023 annular eclipse and the 2024 total eclipse as seen from over 2,200 locations! You can find them on our 2024 eclipse YouTube channel, but we've made it even easier for you - just visit our eclipse simulator video page to get started!