Mark it on your calendar, April 8th! That's when a total solar eclipse will be visible throughout DFW for the last time until 2324. Yes, 300-years!
Here are other reasons why this April's total eclipse is so special for DFW:
- The last time DFW experienced a total eclipse was 1878.
- On April 8, 2024, DFW will experience 4.5 minutes of totality ' the longest amount of totality in the country.
- Dallas is the largest metropolitan area in the line of totality. You can click here for eclipse times throughout DFW: Eclipse Times
- Again, after April 8th, DFW will not experience A total solar eclipse for an estimated 300 years.
- The next opportunities for total eclipses in the United States are 2044 (North Dakota and Montana) and 2045 (California to Florida ' totality will be in Oklahoma).
So, if the skies are clear, many cities in North Texas are expecting tens to hundreds of thousands of visitors and will have have activities for the whole family: DFW Total Solar Eclipse Watch Parties
And if you want to watch the eclipse on your own, click here: Safely viewing the eclipse