"2024 Solar Eclipse: Viewing Timeline and Forecast for New York and Minnesota"

The 2024 solar eclipse will peak in New York on April 8, with upstate New York experiencing a total eclipse and New York City seeing a partial eclipse with about 90% coverage. The eclipse is expected to start around 2:07 p.m. EDT along Mexico's Pacific coast and will enter southwestern New York shortly after 3:15 p.m., leaving the northeastern part of the state just before 3:30 p.m. The entire event will last approximately two and a half hours, but the total solar eclipse will only be visible for about two to four minutes, depending on location. In New York City, the partial eclipse will peak at 3:25 p.m., with Staten Island getting the first glimpse and the peak wrapping up in northeastern Queens.