Solar Eclipse 2024: How to Watch & Stream Live from Anywhere
Written by djfrosty on April 3, 2024
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A total solar eclipse will pass through North America on Monday (April 8). For those who want to catch the celestial event live on television or online, we’ve rounded up a bunch of ways to watch and stream the celestial event.
Around a third of U.S. states will be in the solar eclipse’s path which starts in the South Pacific Ocean and over Mexico before heading north across several states including Texas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Kentucky. The eclipse path will work its way up through portions of the Midwest including Ohio, Missouri, Indiana and further Northeast passing Philadelphia and New York before ending in Maine.
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If you want to watch the solar eclipse, either online or on television, there are several ways to catch every minute without having to go outside. Read on for more details on how to watch and live stream the solar eclipse from anywhere.
Eclipse 2024 Schedule: When & Where to Stream Live
No solar glasses needed! You can watch the solar eclipse live on TV, a smartphone, computer and other streaming devices.
Where can you stream the solar eclipse online? Eclipse coverage will stream live on platforms such as Hulu and Disney+ starting at 2 p.m. ET./11 a.m. PT on Monday.
The solar eclipse will also broadcast live on network TV and cable channels such as ABC, NBC and CNN. If you want to stream live TV without cable, DirecTV, Sling TV and Fubo have affordable streaming packages with access to dozens of local and cable channels.
ABC, CNN and NBC are a few of the networks that will broadcast and stream eclipse coverage across on Monday. And most of the coverage will stretch last at least two hours.
ABC will air Eclipse Across America live at 2 p.m. ET. The special will also be available on ABC News Live, National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo Wild.
Coverage of the eclipse will broadcast live on CNN from locations around the U.S. and Mexico during a special episode of CNN News Central from 1-4 p.m. ET.
You can stream the eclipse live with CNN on Max. Coverage will also be available to stream online at CNN.com/eclipse.
NBC’s coverage of the solar eclipse will air as a two-hour special, Total Eclipse 2024, at 2 p.m. ET on Monday. The special will also stream on NBC News Now.
Check your local listings for channel additional information. See below for streaming packages that will allow you to watch the eclipse live.
DirecTV, Sling TV & Max: How to Watch the Solar Eclipse on Streaming Platforms
DirecTV offers live and local channels including ABC, NBC, CNN, NatGeo and more for $75 per month, plus there’s a free trial when you join and DVR recording. Fubo offers similar streaming packages starting at $59.99 per month — $20 off for the first month.
For $30 per month, you can join Sling TV and stream dozens of cable channels live. Local channels are available in select cities. Click below to join Sling and save half off your first month.
Subscribe to Max to stream the solar eclipse live via CNN on Max. Streaming plans start at $9.99 for the monthly plan, but the streamer is currently offering over 40% off when you subscribe to an annual plan and pay a year in advance.
Annual plans start at $69.99 per month with the discount but you don’t have much time to join at a discount. The limited offer ends on April 9.
Those streaming from outside of the U.S. can access various streaming platforms with ExpressVPN.
How to Watch the Solar Eclipse on Hulu & Disney+
ABC will simulcast coverage of the 2024 Solar Eclipse live on Hulu and Disney+ starting at 2 p.m. ET. If you’re not subscribed to Hulu, you can join for free for the first month.
Hulu’s streaming plans start at $7.99 per month for the basic package and $1.99 per month with the student discount.
Disney+ costs $9.99 for the basic plan but there’s also a Disney+ Bundle Duo with Hulu for $9.99 per month, or the Bundle Trio with ESPN+ for $14.99 per month.
How to Watch the Solar Eclipse With NASA
NASA will offer coverage of the solar eclipse on its website, as well as NASA TV and NASA+ starting at 1 p.m. ET. Besides the eclipse, NASA’s broadcast will include appearances from NASA experts and astronauts, coverage of eclipse watch parties around the U.S.
Additionally, NASA will host a watch party in Spanish on its YouTube page starting at 1:30 p.m. ET. To stream a live feed of the solar eclipse, head to NASA’s YouTube page or the NASA TV media channel.
The solar eclipse will also be available to watch live on social media channels platforms such as TikTok, X and Facebook.