The total solar eclipse is making its way from Mexico to the United States on Monday afternoon, offering a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event for millions of people.

The path of totality goes from Eagle Pass, Texas, to Caribou, Maine, and will engulf parts of the U.S. in temporary darkness at various times from roughly 2:40 p.m. EDT to 3:34 p.m. EDT.

Washington, D.C., is not in the path of totality, but the eclipse will be partially visible in the district from 2:04 p.m. Eastern time to 4:32 p.m.

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The next solar eclipse in the contiguous U.S. will be on Aug. 23, 2044, over parts of North Dakota and Montana, followed by an Aug. 12, 2045, eclipse, which will go across the continent as it goes over Florida, Mississippi, Colorado, and Nevada, and northern California.