📅 Sky calendar
Solar eclipses
When the Moon passes in front of the Sun.
- Next one
- “Ring of fire” solar eclipse: 6 February 2027 at 15:59 UTC, in 99 days
- Seen from
- South America, Antarctica, western and southern Africa
- Next total eclipse
- 2 August 2027 at 10:06 UTC, in 276 days, total in Morocco, Spain, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia
- Safe to watch
- Only with proper eclipse glasses
Every solar eclipse to 2035
- “Ring of fire” solar eclipse Sat, 6 February 2027 · A ring for up to 7 min 51 s Seen from South America, Antarctica, western and southern Africa. A ring in Chile, Argentina, the Atlantic. The Moon is too far away to cover the whole Sun, so a bright ring is left around it.
- Total solar eclipse Mon, 2 August 2027 · Fully covered for up to 6 min 23 s Seen from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, western and southern Asia. Total in Morocco, Spain, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia. The Moon covers the whole Sun and the sky goes dark in the middle of the day.
- “Ring of fire” solar eclipse Wed, 26 January 2028 · A ring for up to 10 min 27 s Seen from eastern North America, Central and South America, western Europe, northwest Africa. A ring in Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Suriname, Spain, Portugal. The Moon is too far away to cover the whole Sun, so a bright ring is left around it.
- Total solar eclipse Sat, 22 July 2028 · Fully covered for up to 5 min 10 s Seen from Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand. Total in Australia, New Zealand. The Moon covers the whole Sun and the sky goes dark in the middle of the day.
- Partial solar eclipse Sun, 14 January 2029 Seen from North America, Central America. The Moon takes a bite out of the Sun.
- Partial solar eclipse Tue, 12 June 2029 Seen from the Arctic, Scandinavia, Alaska, northern Asia, northern Canada. The Moon takes a bite out of the Sun.
- Partial solar eclipse Wed, 11 July 2029 Seen from southern Chile, southern Argentina. The Moon takes a bite out of the Sun.
- Partial solar eclipse Wed, 5 December 2029 Seen from southern Argentina, southern Chile, Antarctica. The Moon takes a bite out of the Sun.
- “Ring of fire” solar eclipse Sat, 1 June 2030 · A ring for up to 5 min 21 s Seen from Europe, northern Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the Arctic, Alaska. A ring in Algeria, Tunisia, Greece, Turkey, Russia, northern China, Japan. The Moon is too far away to cover the whole Sun, so a bright ring is left around it.
- Total solar eclipse Mon, 25 November 2030 · Fully covered for up to 3 min 44 s Seen from southern Africa, the southern Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Australia, Antarctica. Total in Botswana, South Africa, Australia. The Moon covers the whole Sun and the sky goes dark in the middle of the day.
- “Ring of fire” solar eclipse Wed, 21 May 2031 · A ring for up to 5 min 26 s Seen from Africa, southern Asia, Indonesia, Australia. A ring in Angola, Congo, Zambia, Tanzania, southern India, Malaysia, Indonesia. The Moon is too far away to cover the whole Sun, so a bright ring is left around it.
- Rare mixed solar eclipse Fri, 14 November 2031 · Covered for up to 1 min 8 s Seen from the Pacific, the southern United States, Central America, northwest South America. Total in the Pacific, Panama. A “ring of fire” in some places and a total eclipse in others.
- “Ring of fire” solar eclipse Sun, 9 May 2032 · A ring for up to 22 s Seen from southern South America, southern Africa. A ring in the southern Atlantic. The Moon is too far away to cover the whole Sun, so a bright ring is left around it.
- Partial solar eclipse Wed, 3 November 2032 Seen from Asia. The Moon takes a bite out of the Sun.
- Total solar eclipse Wed, 30 March 2033 · Fully covered for up to 2 min 37 s Seen from North America. Total in eastern Russia, Alaska. The Moon covers the whole Sun and the sky goes dark in the middle of the day.
- Partial solar eclipse Fri, 23 September 2033 Seen from southern South America, Antarctica. The Moon takes a bite out of the Sun.
- Total solar eclipse Mon, 20 March 2034 · Fully covered for up to 4 min 9 s Seen from Africa, Europe, western Asia. Total in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, China. The Moon covers the whole Sun and the sky goes dark in the middle of the day.
- “Ring of fire” solar eclipse Tue, 12 September 2034 · A ring for up to 2 min 58 s Seen from central and South America. A ring in Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil. The Moon is too far away to cover the whole Sun, so a bright ring is left around it.
- “Ring of fire” solar eclipse Fri, 9 March 2035 · A ring for up to 48 s Seen from Australia, New Zealand, the southern Pacific, Mexico, Antarctica. A ring in New Zealand, the Pacific. The Moon is too far away to cover the whole Sun, so a bright ring is left around it.
- Total solar eclipse Sun, 2 September 2035 · Fully covered for up to 2 min 54 s Seen from eastern Asia, the Pacific. Total in China, Korea, Japan, the Pacific. The Moon covers the whole Sun and the sky goes dark in the middle of the day.
Did you know?
- The Sun is about 400 times wider than the Moon, but also about 400 times farther away, so the two look almost the same size.
- A total eclipse is only total along a narrow strip of Earth. Everywhere near it sees a partial eclipse.
- Never look at the Sun without proper eclipse glasses, except during the brief minutes when it is completely covered.
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Orion
The Hunter, with three bright stars in a row for his belt.
Ursa Major
The Great Bear, home of the Big Dipper.
Ursa Minor
The Little Bear, with Polaris at the tip of its tail.
Cassiopeia
A bright W of five stars, named after a boastful queen.
Scorpius
The Scorpion, with red Antares at its heart.
Leo
The Lion, whose head is a backwards question mark of stars.