The “path of totality" where the Moon completely obscures the Sun’s light, will streak across Mexico and the United States, before returning to the ocean over Canada’s Atlantic coast, in a celestial spectacle witnessed by tens of millions of people.
A rare total solar eclipse plunged the Pacific coast of Mexico into complete darkness at 11:07am (1807 GMT).
The “path of totality" where the Moon completely obscures the Sun’s light, will streak across Mexico and the United States, before returning to the ocean over Canada’s Atlantic coast, in a celestial spectacle witnessed by tens of millions of people.
Mexico Mazatlan’s sparkling beaches have been cast into darkness as the total solar eclipse reaches its maximum coverage.
Hundreds of gathered faces were illuminated only by the screens of their cellphones as they tried to capture the slightly more than 4 minutes of totality.
The moon’s shadow has also moved into the U.S. with cloudy skies in store for a part of the total eclipse path from Texas to Maine, APNews reports.
The eclipse cuts through major cities including Dallas; Austin, Texas; Indianapolis; Cleveland; and Niagara Falls, New York.
A total solar eclipse has reached North America over Mexico as throngs gather along the country’s Pacific coast.