UPDATE: WATCH A LIVE VIEW OF ECLIPSE 2024 FROM MEMPHIS
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It is finally Eclipse Day, and much of the Mid-South will get a chance to view the extraordinary event.
The eclipse begins at 12:37 p.m. and the maximum eclipse viewing will take place at 1:58 p.m.
TOTAL ECLIPSE TIME TABLE:
| City | Eclipse Begins | Totality Begins | Totality Peak | Totality End | Eclipse End | Totality Duration |
| Jonesboro, AR | 12:37 PM | 1:55 PM | 1:55 PM | 1:57 PM | 3:14 PM | 2 min 17 sec |
| Corning, AR | 12:39 PM | 1:55 PM | 1:57 PM | 1:59 PM | 3:15 PM | 3 min 56 sec |
| Paragould, AR | 12:38 PM | 1:55 PM | 1:57 PM | 1:59 PM | 3:15 PM | 2 min 50 sec |
| Kennett, MO | 12:39 PM | 1:57 PM | 1:58 PM | 1:59 PM | 3:16 PM | 2 min 17 sec |
In Memphis, Tennessee the partial eclipse will begin around 12:37 p.m. with our maximum eclipse at 1:58 p.m., and is set to end at 3:14 p.m.
In Jackson, Tennessee the partial eclipse will begin around 12:40 p.m. with a maximum eclipse around 1:59 p.m. and ends around 3:17 p.m.
In Tupelo, Mississippi the partial eclipse will begin at 12:38 p.m. with a maximum eclipse at 1:58 p.m. and is set to end around 3:15 p.m.
Viewing will be best north of Interstate 40 but will be questionable south of that. After the eclipse, clouds will build quickly, and rain will return late.
Make sure you have your special glasses for eclipse viewing this afternoon. Some high thin clouds that should not take away from the spectacle of the day.
Regardless of cloud cover, the eclipse will still be a very cool event to experience – particularly in the path of totality.
How much will you see where you are? Check the maps below
Despite it being the middle of the afternoon, the skies will darken quite a bit for a few minutes as the moon covers up the sun.
We’ll keep updating this eclipse weather forecast as we get closer to the time.