The track of totality is northeast from Mexico over Texas to Texarkana and the southeast corner of Oklahoma, then across Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois. A total solar eclipse on Monday 8 April 2024 starts at 1:45PM local time and lasts 4 min.Idabel is in the Choctaw Country of Oklahoma, the county seat of McCurtain County and located in the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains.