(This is an archived page about the total solar eclipse that occurred on April 8, 2024. For information on future eclipses, please see our Upcoming Eclipse Maps page.)
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will occur along a narrow path of totality in New Hampshire. To experience the total phase of the eclipse, you must be located within this path. But where along the path should you plan to go? Below, we've outlined some of the unique features, landmarks, and viewing options along the path of totality for New Hampshire. We've also provided a detailed map of the path of totality in New Hampshire as well as totality start times and durations for New Hampshire cities that are located inside the path of totality on April 8, 2024.
Remember that you must use special eclipse safety glasses or viewers at all times during the partial phases of a total solar eclipse. The NationalEclipse.com Eclipse Store offers a wide variety of certified safe eclipse glasses and viewers.
Note that times and durations can vary widely even within the same city and some cities are located only partially within the path of totality. All times and durations noted on this page are only representative samples and should be used for general comparison purposes only.
To avoid confusion, note that references made below to the "western" and "eastern" limits or lines of the eclipse refer respectively to the left/top and right/bottom edges of the eclipse path as it gradually changes its direction from north to east as it travels across the U.S.
The 2024 eclipse comes to New Hampshire but it arrives without a centerline. Only the eastern line of the eclipse path enters New Hampshire, and only briefly; both the western line and the centerline bypass the Granite State for Canada. All told, only the narrow, northern top of the state—the Great North Woods—is captured inside the path. Once again, high elevations could produce cloudy conditions, with the White Mountains of New Hampshire replacing the Green Mountains of Vermont as the culprit.
Since the eclipse doesn't cover a lot of ground here, and since New Hampshire is a sparsely populated state anyway, it's not surprising that the eclipse never crosses a town with a population of at least 10,000 people. The largest town within the path is probably Lancaster, which straddles the exact edge of the path, cutting off some parts of the southern half of the town from totality. In Lancaster, totality will only last for about 43 seconds in the middle of town, with durations dropping off rapidly as you go south and east.
TOPFor the map below, the yellow line outlines the limits of the path of totality in New Hampshire. The grey line shows the path of totality entering and exiting New Hampshire (the western line and the centerline of the path don't enter New Hampshire). To experience the total phase of the eclipse in New Hampshire, you must be inside the yellow line. Areas outside the path of totality will get a partial solar eclipse only.
(hover or tap to see points of interest in New Hampshire)
| City | Totality Start | Duration* |
|---|---|---|
| Stewartstown | 3:28:10 PM EDT | 3:14 |
| Pittsburg | 3:28:18 PM EDT | 3:15 |
| Lancaster | 3:29:17 PM EDT | 0:43 |
* "Duration" refers to the duration of totality and is expressed in minutes and seconds
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