A total solar eclipse will soon be visible in Upstate New York for the first time in nearly 100 years. The 2024 solar eclipse path of totality includes cities like Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Rochester, Watertown, Oswego and Syracuse. Totality is expected to begin around 3:17 p.m. on Monday, April 8, in Western New York’s Chautauqua County and end in Plattsburgh in the Adirondacks region around 3:25 p.m. Each place will be in total darkness for up to 4 minutes.