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A total solar eclipse crossed over North America on Monday, briefly darkening the skies for millions of people.

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The total eclipse began over the South Pacific Ocean, with Mexico’s Pacific coast seeing fully darkened skies just before 11:10 a.m. PDT, according to NASA. It next crossed the U.S. before reaching Canada and moving over the Atlantic Ocean near the coast of Newfoundland.

The path of totality — or the areas where the moon will completely block the sun — included several states: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

Total solar eclipse moves off US, continues over parts of Canada

Update 3:45 p.m. EDT April 8: The total solar eclipse has ended for the U.S. after moving across a swathe of the country on Monday.

Several areas will continue to see a partial eclipse, with it lifting from its final destination — Maine — around 4:40 p.m., according to …