Southern California Solar Eclipse Guide Monday April 8 2024.
Southern California Partial Eclipse Viewing Times*
10:06am: Start of partial eclipse in LA
11:12am: Moment of greatest eclipse in LA
12:22pm: End of partial eclipse in LA
Southern California Solar Eclipse Viewing Parties
Orange County Parks Caspers Wilderness Park Nature Center at 10:00am-1:00pm
Bring lawn chairs, blankets, and anything else you might need to enjoy the show.
Solar Telescopes will be available for viewing.
Caspers Wilderness Park is located at 33401 Ortega Highway in San Juan Capistrano
Orange Coast College at 10:00am-12:30pm
Register Online at Orange Coast College
The event will take place in the Planetarium with solar telescopes located in Lot E and the new Telescope Farm near the Planetarium.
Please park in Lot E with overflow parking in Lot D behind Starbucks. Parking is FREE for this event.
Orange Coast College Planetarium is located at 2701 Fairview Road in Costa Mesa
California Science Center at 10:00am-12:00pm
Watch the solar eclipse and participate in hands-on educational activities—all included with FREE general admission!
Solar eclipse glasses will be available on a first come, first served basis. Limit two pairs of glasses per family.
California Science Center is located at 700 Exposition Park Drive in Los Angeles
Parking Fees May Apply
Cal State LA at 10:00am-12:30pm
Main Walkway Between the Biological Sciences Building and the Annenberg Science Complex
Cal State LA is located at 5151 State University Drive in Los Angeles
Cal State Long Beach Upper Quad at 10:00am-12:30pm
Cal State Long Beach is located at 1250 Bellflower Blvd
Caltech at 10:00am-12:00pm at Cahill Center for Astronomy & Astrophysics
Features Solar Telescopes/Eclipse Glasses/Professional Astronomers
Cal Tech is located at 1216 E California Blvd in Pasadena
LA Pierce College at 10:00am-12:30pm
2nd floor Balcony of the Center for the Sciences
LA Pierce College is located at 6201 Winnetka Avenue in Woodland Hills
San Diego Fleet Science Center at Balboa Park at 9:00am-12:00pm
Event is near the Fountain at 10:00am
Fleet Science Center is located at 1875 El Prado in San Diego
The Solar Eclipse Totality can be viewed online from Southern California Griffith Observatory Live Coverage From Texas
Watch live or archived at Griffith Observatory YouTube Channel at 10:00am(pdt)-1:00pm(pdt)
Total Solar Eclipse Timeline from Texas
10:00am(pdt): Broadcast begins
10:19am(pdt): Eclipse begins in Texas
11:37am(pdt): Start of totality in Texas
11:41am(pdt): End of totality in Texas
12:59pm(pdt): Eclipse ends in Texas
1:00pm(pdt): Broadcast ends
Griffith Observatory Details The Solar Eclipse Totality
On Monday April 8 2024 most of the United States, Mexico, and Canada will experience a solar eclipse.
Along the narrow “line of totality” (from Mazatlan, Mexico, to Newfoundland, Canada), viewers will experience a total eclipse, where the Moon fully blocks the light of the Sun for several minutes.
Everywhere else, including Los Angeles, there will be a partial eclipse.
The next solar eclipse in North America won’t occur for another two decades.
As seen from Earth, a solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth and fully or partially blocks the Sun.
In a total eclipse, the Moon and Sun are perfectly aligned. I
n a partial eclipse, the Moon and Sun are not exactly in line, and only a portion of the Sun’s disc is blocked.
In Los Angeles on April 8 2024, the Moon will cover 57 percent of the Sun’s diameter and 49 percent of the Sun’s area.
Safety First
If viewing a solar eclipse in person, proper eye protection is ESSENTIAL to shield the eyes from dangerous and blinding solar radiation.
Solar Eclipse Where and When Info Is At NASA
Solar Eclipse Path
11:07am(pdt): Start of the Solar Eclipse Totality: Mexico’s Pacific Coast
Texas USA
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Illinois
Kentucky
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Tennessee (Small parts of Tennessee)
Michigan (Small parts of Michigan)
Southern Ontario Canada
Quebec Canada
New Brunswick Canada
Prince Edward Island Canada
Cape Breton Canada
5:16pm(ndt): Exit of the Solar Eclipse Totality in North America: Atlantic Coast of Newfoundland Canada
*=Courtesy of Griffith Observatory
