New York State will be one of 11 states in the contiguous US which falls in the path of totality. Outside of the direct path (Fredonia, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, the Adirondacks), the rest of New York will experience 88.5 – 99.9% totality.

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27 Counties Will Experience Totality

  • Chautauqua
  • Cattaraugus
  • Allegany
  • Erie
  • Niagara
  • Orleans
  • Genesee
  • Wyoming
  • Livingston
  • Ontario
  • Monroe
  • Wayne
  • Yates
  • Seneca
  • Cayuga
  • Onondaga
  • Oswego
  • Oneida
  • Lewis
  • Jefferson
  • Herkimer
  • Hamilton
  • Madison
  • St. Lawrence
  • Franklin
  • Clinton
  • Essex

Notable Cities & Towns in Totality

Fredonia

Partial Begins: 2:03 PM
Totality Start: 3:17 PM
Totality End: 3:21 PM

Partial Ends: 4:31 PM

Totality Duration:
3 min 41 sec

Buffalo

Partial Begins: 2:05 PM
Totality Start: 3:18 PM
Totality End: 3:22 PM
Partial Ends: 4:32 PM

Totality Duration:
3 min 46 sec

Rochester

Partial Begins: 2:07 PM
Totality Start: 3:20 PM
Totality End: 3:23 PM
Partial Ends: 4:33 PM

Totality Duration:
3 min 39 sec

Syracuse

Partial Begins: 2:09 PM
Totality Start: 3:23 PM
Totality End: 3:24 PM
Partial Ends: 4:34 PM

Totality Duration:
1 min 27 sec

Watertown

Partial Begins: 2:10 PM
Totality Start: 3:22 PM
Totality End: 3:26 PM
Partial Ends: 4:35 PM

Totality Duration:
3 min 39 sec

Old Forge

Partial Begins: 2:11 PM
Totality Start: 3:24 PM
Totality End: 3:26 PM
Partial Ends: 4:35 PM

Totality Duration:
2 min 49 sec

Saranac Lake

Partial Begins: 2:12 PM
Totality Start: 3:25 PM
Totality End: 3:28 PM
Partial Ends: 4:36 PM

Totality Duration:
3 min 30 sec

Plattsburgh

Partial Begins: 2:14 PM
Totality Start: 3:25 PM
Totality End: 3:27 PM
Partial Ends: 4:37 PM

Totality Duration:
3 min 34 sec

Notable Cities & Towns OUTSIDE Totality

Utica

Partial Begins: 2:10 PM
Max Coverage: 3:24 PM
Partial Ends: 4:35 PM

Partial Eclipse Visible: 99%

Albany

Partial Begins: 2:12 PM
Max Coverage: 3:26 PM
Partial Ends: 4:37 PM

Partial Eclipse Visible:
96%

NYC

Partial Begins: 2:10 PM
Max Coverage: 3:35 PM
Partial Ends: 4:36 PM

Partial Eclipse Visible:
89%

Brookhaven

Partial Begins: 2:12 PM
Max Coverage: 3:27 PM
Partial Ends: 4:37 PM

Partial Eclipse Visible:
88%

Fun Facts:

  • The last total solar eclipse in New York was in 1925.
  • The next total solar eclipse in the United States will be 2045.
  • The next total solar eclipses in New York will be in 2079 and 2144.
  • The Haudenosaunee Confederacy is believed to have been ratified during a total, or near total, eclipse.