Eclipses

This site contains info, educational resources, and animations about eclipses. To find a listing of upcoming eclipses with links to maps and timings, please see https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/

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Upcoming Eclipses in the Americas

NOTE: The August 2 total eclipse posts going around on social media are NOT for the the US and NOT for this year - it will be in Africa in 2027!

There are no good lunar or solar eclipses for the Americas in fall 2025. There is a total lunar eclipse on Sept 7, 2025, visible from eastern europe, asia, indonesia and australia. For details see the TimeAndDate.com page. Central Europe will have an evening "selenelion" (the Moon eclipsed at sunset), and northern New Zealand will have a morning "selenelion" (the Moon eclipsed at sunrise).

There is also a partial solar eclipse in the southern hemisphere on September 21, 2025, best seen from New Zealand and Antarcica.

There will be an annular solar eclipse in the southern hemisphere on September 21, 2025, best seen from offshore Antarcica.

March 3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse | CREDIT: timeanddate.com
There will be a total lunar eclipse on March 3, 2026, visible from the US. It will be observable after midnight on the US west coast and pre-dawn on the US East coast. To find the times for your location, go to the eclipse page and put in your city. (more information to follow)

Map of Upcoming solar eclipses from TimeAndDate.com There will be total solar eclipses on August 12, 2026 and August 2, 2027. The 2026 total eclipse path goes from Greenland to Iceland to Spain. The 2027 total eclipse path (which will be a long six-minute totality) goes across northern Africa. Neither totality will be visible from the US (but, the northeast US will get a small partial in 2026). To find the timing for your location, I strongly recommend timeandddate.com - put in your location and it will show your solar and lunar eclipse timings.