The Total Eclipse of April 8, 2024 in Torreon
As totality passes deeper into Mexico, the centerline enters Coahuila at a spot just west of
Torreon. This city lies deep in the path, and is therefore an excellent place to see totality!
Where can I see the total eclipse?
In this location, the path is heading generally northeast. This means that if you’re northeast or southwest of Torreón proper, you should be fine. Moving away from the centerline toward the southeast will give you less totality.
Torreon is close to the centerline, so it’s not really necessary to travel far to get even more time in the shadow. If you have good weather, anywhere in town will be a fine place to watch the eclipse from. If you want even more time in the shadow, you can head up route 49 to the northwest, toward
Bermejillo. The centerline crosses this road almost directly at its intersection with 49D, and you’ll see an extra 14 seconds of totality there!
How far can you travel up road 49 and still be in the path? It would be best not to be too much farther northwest than the intersection of 49 with 44, near
Ceballos. That location will see 1m 54s, and it’s only about 6km inside the northern limit of the path.
South of the city, the town of
Nazas,
Durango is not only on the centerline, but it is near the point of
Greatest Eclipse. This point is mostly of interest to scientists, because everyone in this area near the centerline will enjoy those same 14 additional seconds of totality. That’s a lot more time to enjoy the eclipse!
The path of totality stretches east of Torreon all the way to
Viesca. If you are there, then you might want to consider heading west on route 82 if you can, just to get a bit more time in the shadow.
