Depending on your location this April, the moon will completely eclipse the sun — what's called "duration of totality" — for over 4 minutes. Pitris/Getty Images
- In April, millions of Americans can experience a total solar eclipse as it sweeps across the US.
- NASA says choosing where to watch is important because eclipses rarely occur in the same place twice.
On April 8, more than two dozen US cities will plunge into darkness when a total solar eclipse completely blots out the sun.
These cities are in what's called the "path of totality," which will run from southwest Texas to northern Maine.
Those not in the path of totality won't experience a total eclipse but can still witness a partial one. However, experts say it's worth traveling to see the total eclipse if you can make it.
"In choosing your location, you really are choosing something that's special," Kelly Korreck, NASA's program manager for the 2024 solar eclipse, told Business Insider.
Solar eclipses happen relatively frequently worldwide, but a total eclipse will only pass over the same city every 400 to 1,000 years, Korreck said. "You probably won't see another one there in your lifetime," she added.
Here are the 10 largest cities located in the path of totality for the Great American Eclipse of 2024.