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Visible total solar eclipses seem to be somewhat of a rarity in Austin, from what we could find. The 65 percent of The Great American Solar Eclipse of 2017 we just saw was pretty darn cool and spooky, but many Austinites are wondering when we’ll get a chance to see a total solar eclipse from home sweet home . The answer to that question, according to NASA, is April 8, 2024. The eclipse will last from 5:17 p.m. to 7:58 p.m. CDT, and will peak at 6:36 p.m. with a total eclipse that lasts about a minute. We can’t say that it’s never too early to start planning your 2024 eclipse parties (do solar eclipse glasses have an expiration date? Will it be cloudy or raining in April 2024, as it frequently can be in the Austin springtime?). However, it’s a good idea mark your calendars so as not to be surprised when the skies go dark in the middle of the day. 2024 total eclipse path Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC/WIkimedia Commons Meanwhile, one year prior to that, on ...

The sky grew dark and the sun couldn’t be seen as 2:22 p.m. arrived Monday . Just as the scientists predicted, right? Not exactly. Clouds stole the show from the sun and the moon, at least in the sky above Terre Haute. The visibility of the United States’ first coast-to- coast solar eclipse in 99 years ended right as the celestial display got interesting. At around 1:53 p.m., clouds covered the unfolding eclipse — fluffy white clouds, at first, then light gray and then darker ones. Hauteans saw only the early stage of the eclipse. The Wabash Valley lies northeast of the 70-mile-wide “path of totality” — a swath running through 14 states, from Oregon to South Carolina. Yet, local folks could’ve seen a near-total eclipse, with 94.2 percent of the sun obscured by the moon at the peak of a process lasting from 12:55 p.m. to 3:47. But clouds, along with lightning and rain, covered the view at 1:53 and didn’t disappear until after 4 p.m. Disappointing, eh? Especially with...