Crowds can be heard cheering as the darkness engulfs Torreon, Mexico, with the eclipse moving across the country.

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In the Big Apple, people won't see the eclipse in totality, but they're still gathering to view a partial blackout still an awesome sight.

If you're watching our photos and videos of the eclipse, you may have noticed how bits of sunlight still shine through on the edge of the Sun as it's being covered by the moon's shadow.

This phenomenon is called the diamond ring effect, or Bailey's beads.

It occurs because of the moon's rugged surface, which allows beads of sunlight to poke through in some places, almost like glimmering gems in the sky.

Angelica Casas
Reporting from Eagle Pass, Texas

The excitement hasn’t ended here after we’ve seen the eclipse in its totality pass through Eagle Pass, Texas.

Araceli came out to watch it with all her family and they’re still talking about what they just saw.

“It happened slowly but once totality hit it was indescribable," she says. “Like something out of a biblical movie.”

Helena Humphrey
Reporting from Cleveland, Ohio

Here on the banks of Avon Lake in Cleveland, Ohio, we're just starting to be able to see the partial eclipse.

Everyone here has been obsessively watching the weather in recent days, and forecasts have not been great.

Fears of clouds were ski high, but now, with blue skies, Cleveland might be in store for one of the best seats in the house.

The eclipse is now in full totality in Little Rock.

As it rolls through the US states and into Canada, it won't be in full blackout for as long as in Mexico and southern Texas.

Nomia Iqbal
Reporting from Mesquite, Texas

We're now in total darkness, and the crowd has gone wild.

Half of roughly 3,000 people in the park with me are shouting in joy, while the other half is silent in awe.

It's a really memorable moment that we're defintiely not going to forget.

The eclipse - the first I've ever seen - appears like a halo

Its like a ball with a white halo just drifting across the sky aimlessly.

And now, after just four minutes, totality is ending and its slowly geting lighter again.

You can watch along by clicking the play button at the top of this page.

Bernd Debusmann Jr
Reporting from the White House

I'm currently at the White House in Washington DC, where about 90% of the sun will be blocked by the moon in about 45 minutes.

Excitement for the eclipse is clearly growing here.

Every few minutes, members of the White House press corps are stepping outside to look through their eclipse garden, before scurrying back inside - where an ongoing speech by President Biden in Wisconsin is playing over loudspeakers in the briefing room.

White House staffers and members of the Secret Service are also catching a brief glimpse at the eclipse, even as their duties otherwise continue as normal.

"It's actually pretty cool," a young White House staffer said loudly a few minutes ago.

Another staffer is walking around the basement where the BBC and some other news outlets have their desks, handing out eclipse glasses.

"Courtesy of the White House. Enjoy," she told reporters.

Brandon Livesay
US reporter

The eclipse is about to cast its shadow over Ellsinore in Southeast Missouri, where Darcy Howard is ready and waiting.

Darcy is a member of the Central Arkansas Astronomical Society, a club of mainly amateur astronomers who have been eagerly awaiting this moment.

“It’s so much fun to be with people who have a like mindedness,” she tells me.

“The awe - that’s what’s brings so many people together.”

The retired science illustrator is planning to draw “a real quick sketch” using chalk and black paper. Darcy has also set up equipment to measure changes in temperature and light, and will be taking observations on any changes in bird and farm animal behaviour. “People behaviour is a fun one,” she adds.

We’ll try and check back in with Darcy after the eclipse passes, but she warns us the phone reception could make that tricky.

Angelica Casas
Reporting from Eagle Pass, Texas

It's here!

The totality has arrived in Eagle Pass, Texas and is lasting more than 4 minutes.

I’m surrounded by families who have come from all over to watch as day becomes night.

Though it has been a cloudy day, we can see the Sun’s corona through eclipse glasses as it seeps through the clouds.

Gasping and cheering can be heard as the temperature has notably dropped and a mild wind gust kicks in.

“I see it!” yells a group of young children.

The eclipse is in totality over Eagle Pass, which is very close to the US-Mexico border.

It's expected to see the longest moment of full blackout - about 4 minutes and 28 seconds.

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Angelica Casas
Reporting from Eagle Pass, Texas

We’re less than 10 minutes away from seeing the eclipse in its totality here in Eagle Pass, Texas.

We’ll be the first in the US to do so. Families have gathered on a football field and the parking lot of a sports complex, practicing with their solar eclipse glasses as they wait.

Of the handful of groups I’ve spoken to, so far only Cesar Picazo and his family have been from this area. He’s an elementary school science teacher.

“I’ve been waiting for this for 12 years,” he says. “Ever since I found out it would be happening here.”

He urged his students to go out and view the eclipse. After all, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime event when it comes to your own town.

The last solar eclipse to visit Eagle Pass was in 1397 (!!!). And the next one won’t be until 2343.

Alexander Lederman
Reporting from Mesquite, Texas

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The “ooohs” and “aaaahs” from the crowd rang out after the announcement from the speakerphone: “It’s now 12:23 - we’ve entered partial eclipse.”

Tinted glasses hooked around ears and faces tilted toward the sky.

A golden orange sun radiated through the lenses — until it was a bit more muted. As feared, clouds partially blocked the view of the sun.

But they quickly passed and it’s been a clear view ever since. With an hour to go until totality, eclipse watchers here are left to wonder: will Mother Nature be their friend or foe?

Image source, Reuters

The eclipse has rolled over the border and can now be seen in Texas, USA.

"It looks like the moon has taken a little nibble of the sun," our correspondent Nomia Iqbal says from Mesquite.

The solar eclipse is slated to reach totality at 13:40 ET where our correspondent is. It's expected to last a little over four minutes.

She shares with us advice from a local astronomy expert, who advises people "not to be tempted to take photos and selfies."

"Just enjoy the moment, because it is pretty awe-spiring."

Image source, Reuters

The crowd in Mazatlan is cheering in awe as the solar eclipse reaches totality. The Moon has blocked the sun from view and cast the people below in pure darkness.

You can watch a livestream of the eclipse by pressing the play button at the top of this page.

And we will bring you some photos as soon as we can.

The total solar eclipse is just minutes away in southwest Mexico, as the Moon begins to obscure the Sun. Day will turn to night for four minutes in the path of totality.

To watch it, hit the play button at the top of this page.