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Total Solar Eclipses

Selected total solar eclipses through 2045

These eclipses were chosen by virtue of the possibility of viewing totality from somewhere on a continental landmass in the temperate or tropical latitudes.

  • 2020 Dec 14 - Chile, Argentina (canceled due to COVID-19)
  • 2023 Apr 20 - Hybrid eclipse, possible totality in Indonesia, or western Australia (1m 15s max)
  • 2023 Oct 14 - An annular eclipse visible from the western United States, not unlike the annular eclipse of 2012.
  • 2024 Apr 08 - The Great American Eclipse of 2024. Best seen from northern Mexico or southwestern Texas. (4m 28s max)
  • 2026 Aug 12 - Visible from western Iceland, including Reykjavik (2m 18s max), as well as across Spain. (1m 46s)
  • 2027 Aug 02 - Path of totality across north Africa. Visible from Tangier, Spain, as well as Luxor, Egypt. (6m 23s max)
  • 2028 Jul 22 - The Great Australian Eclipse of 2028. Maximum totality in the northwest of the country, but the path goes right over Sydney. (5m 10s max)
  • 2030 Nov 25 - Visible from Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, as well as southern Australia. (2m - 2m 15s)
  • 2033 Mar 30 - Visible from northern Alaska (2m)
  • 2034 Mar 20 - Visible from central Africa, India, China (4m)
  • 2035 Sep 02 - Visible from Japan, Korea, China (2m 54s)
  • 2037 Jul 13 - The Great Antipodean Eclipse of 2037. Visible across Australia and the North Island of New Zealand (3m 58s max)
  • 2045 Aug 12 - The Great American Eclipse of 2045. Visible across the United States. (6m max)
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