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Future Total Solar Eclipses

We also include eclipses that are annular—where the Moon is directly in front of the Sun, but doesn’t fully cover it—leaving a ring of light around the dark Moon’s edges)

Future Total Solar Eclipses
Date Type of Eclipse Location on Earth1
February 17, 2026 Annular Only in Antarctica
August 12, 2026 Total Greenland, Iceland, Spain
February 6, 2027 Annular S Pacific, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, S Atlantic
August 2, 2027 Total Spain, Morocco, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Arabian Sea
January 26, 2028 Annular Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, Spain
July 22, 2028 Total Indian Ocean, Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific Ocean
November 25, 2030 Total Botswana, South Africa, Australia
March 30, 2033 Total Alaska, Russia
March 20, 2034 Total Africa, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan
Table H1

Future Total Lunar Eclipses

Future Total Lunar Eclipses
Date Location on Earth
March 3, 2026 E Asia, Australia, Pacific Ocean, N America, C America
June 26, 2029 E North America, S America, Atlantic Ocean, W Europe, W Africa
December 20, 2029 E North America, E South America, Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Africa, Asia
April 25, 2032 Asia, Australia, much of N America
April 14, 2033 Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa
Table H2

Additional Resources

For more information and detailed maps about eclipses, see these resources.

Footnotes

  • 1Remember that a total or annular eclipse is only visible on a narrow track. The same eclipse will be partial over a much larger area, but partial eclipses are not as spectacular as total ones.
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