Helth Tech
LOS ANGELES, April 8 (Xinhua) -- The Mexican city of Mazatlán was the first place to see the total solar eclipse as it emerges over the Pacific Ocean on Monday.
The total solar eclipse is crossing North America on Monday, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada.
Totality reached Mazatlán at 11:07 a.m. Pacific Time, and lasted for a little more than four minutes.
The small beach city along the Pacific has attracted people from all over the world to catch the first glimpse of the total solar eclipse.
A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun. The sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk.
An estimated 31.6 million people in the United States live in the path of totality this year. An additional 150 million people live within 200 miles of the path of totality, according to NASA.
After the total solar eclipse on Monday, the next total solar eclipse that can be seen from the contiguous United States will be on Aug. 23, 2044, according to NASA.