The total solar eclipse of 2024 was seen by at least 30 million people in the United States, who watched in amazement as the moon blocked the sun for a few minutes.
Now that the celestial event is over, many are wondering when the next one will arrive in the nation’s skies.
The next total solar eclipse won’t take place until March 30, 2033, but Alaska will be the only region in North America to witness it.
However, another solar eclipse will occur in Montana and North Dakota on August 23, 2044: Americans won’t see another solar eclipse like Monday’s until 2045.
On August 23, 2044, however, another one will spread across Montana and North Dakota: Americans won’t see another solar eclipse like Monday’s until 2045 (pictured)
The 2024 total solar eclipse was viewed by at least 30 million people in the US, who were amazed to see 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 United States will be in the path of totality.
Total solar eclipses occur every one to three years somewhere in the world, but about every 12 years in the United States.
This year’s eclipse began in the middle of the Pacific, with the inhabitants of the Cook Islands being the first to witness the phenomenon, and spread across North America, later reaching Mexico.
The eclipse cut diagonally from Texas to Maine, before rising over eastern Canada into the Atlantic.
The next big earthquake in the country will start in California and move east to end in Florida, similar to what happened in 2017.
This year’s eclipse began in the middle of the Pacific, with Cook Islanders being the first to witness the phenomenon, and spread across North America, reaching Mexico (pictured) next.
Total solar eclipses occur every one to three years somewhere in the world, but about every 12 years in the United States.
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 Eclipse shared a map showing the path of totality by 2045, which will also extend to the Caribbean and South America.
The maximum total duration of the eclipse will be six minutes and six seconds, compared to the four minutes and 24 seconds that occurred on Monday.
As it passed through the Lone Star State, the total eclipse was visible in Dallas for three minutes and 51 seconds.
Oklahoma was next around 1:45 pm CT, followed by Arkansas at 1:51 pm ET and Missouri about five minutes later.
Illinois is next in line in the path of totality, with Carbondale experiencing the solar eclipse around 1:59 p.m. 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 pm ET.
State officials have estimated that up to 556,000 people will visit the Buckeye State.
Erie, Pennsylvania, is next, with the solar eclipse scheduled for 3:16 p.m. ET, followed by Buffalo, New York, around 3:18 p.m. ET.
The road will continue north, arriving in Burlington, Vermont at 3:26 pm ET, Lancaster, New Hampshire at 3:27 pm ET, and Caribou, Maine at 3:32 pm ET.