April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse in Flower Mound, Texas, USA

Apr 8, 2024 at 1:42 pm

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Global Event:	Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type:	Total Solar Eclipse in Flower Mound, Texas
Began:	Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 12:23 pm
Maximum:	Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 1:42 pm 1.004 Magnitude
Ended:	Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 3:02 pm
Duration:	2 hours, 39 minutes
Totality:	2 minutes, 11 seconds
All times shown on this page are local time.

April 8, 2024 — Total Solar Eclipse — Flower Mound

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Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 12:17 pm CDT

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

Detailed view

Time	Event	Direction	Altitude
12:23:16 Mon, Apr 8	Partial eclipse begins The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact.	145°	60.3°
13:41:25 Mon, Apr 8	Totality begins The moment the edge of the Moon covers all of the Sun is called second contact.	187°	64.4°
13:42:30 Mon, Apr 8	Maximum eclipse The deepest point of the eclipse, with the Sun at its most hidden.	187°	64.4°
13:43:36 Mon, Apr 8	Totality ends The moment the edge of the Moon exposes the Sun is called third contact.	188°	64.4°
15:02:29 Mon, Apr 8	Partial eclipse ends The moment the edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun is called fourth contact.	225°	56.8°

* Timings for the beginning & end of partial eclipse, the beginning & end of totality, and maximum eclipse are accurate to within a few seconds. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 69.2 seconds.
Timings for other events are approximate—they are included here as a rough guide to features that might be observable. The icons show the position of the Moon against the Sun at each stage.

How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky

The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like near the maximum point. The curvature of the Moon's path is due to the Earth's rotation.

Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Cloud Coverage (Apr 8)

In the past, this day was cloudy 54% of the time (since 2000).

Solar Eclipses

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Flower Mound

Eclipse Visibility From Flower Mound		Visibility Worldwide
	Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jan 11–12, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
Note: Click on the date link for details in Flower Mound, or the path map image for global details.