Editor's Note: The video above is from a story published on April 7, 2023.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The total solar eclipse will be visible for millions of Texas in April, but which areas will be in the dark for the longest?
KXAN has created a map, using data from Eclipse2024.org to show where 'totality' will be the longest in various Texas cities.
If you're planning on heading to one of the cities, it's a good idea to book soon. Hotels in some cities are already fully booked.
Here's a look at where totality will last the longest. The darker the color on the map, the longer totality will last in that city. If a city does not appear on the map, it will not see a total solar eclipse. Many more areas will see a partial eclipse, though.
The small community of Radar Base, just north of Eagle Pass in Maverick County, will experience the longest totality in Texas: 4 minutes and 26.8 seconds of darkness.
If that's too far to travel, a total of 176 cities will have totality lasting at least 4 minutes and 20 seconds, including more populated cities such as Fredericksburg, Burnet, Copperas Cove, Gatesville, Hillsboro, Ennis, Kaufman and Sulphur Springs.
Here's a look at how long totality will last in some of Texas' larger cities:
The next total eclipse visible in the U.S. won't be for another 20 years. The eclipse on August 23, 2044 will only be visible in Montana and the Dakotas.
