Upcoming solar eclipses, 2026 to 2028
Five solar eclipses will cross Earth's surface over the next three years: two total, three annular. The table below lists each one, drawn from NASA's eclipse predictions. Local circumstances vary within each path, so treat times and durations as the maximum achievable at the point of greatest eclipse.
| Date | Type | Max duration | Path of totality / annularity | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 2026 | Annular | Brief; visible only from Antarctica | Antarctica, with a partial eclipse over southern Africa, South America, and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. | Interactive map |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Total | 2 min 18 sec | Greenland, Iceland, and northern Spain (including Cádiz and the Balearic route). Partial eclipse visible across most of Europe, North Africa and eastern North America. | Interactive map |
| 6 Feb 2027 | Annular | Up to 7 min 51 sec | Chile, Argentina and Uruguay, crossing the South Atlantic to reach Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria. | Interactive map |
| 2 Aug 2027 | Total | 6 min 23 sec | Southern Spain and Gibraltar, then Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt (Luxor, near the point of greatest eclipse), Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The longest total solar eclipse visible from land until 2114. | Interactive map |
| 26 Jan 2028 | Annular | Up to 10 min 27 sec | Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Suriname and French Guiana, crossing the Atlantic to reach Spain and Portugal. | Interactive map |
North America's next total solar eclipse, after the widely seen crossings of 2017 and 2024, will not occur until 30 March 2033, when the path of totality crosses Alaska.
Planning to be in Spain for the 12 August 2026 eclipse? We recommend the public viewing event at La Camperona, León, a 1,603 m summit directly on the path of totality with an open horizon and free admission.
What "duration" means here
The durations above are the maximum length of totality or annularity anywhere along the eclipse's path, calculated at the point of greatest eclipse. Away from that point, the dark shadow moves faster across the ground, so totality is shorter, sometimes by a wide margin, the closer you are to the edge of the path.
These figures are compiled from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center eclipse predictions and cross-checked against national observatory sources. Precise local circumstances, including exact start and end times for any specific town, should be checked against a dedicated eclipse calculator closer to the date, since even small position changes shift the numbers.
The "Interactive map" links use Xavier Jubier's Google Maps eclipse tool. Jubier is a member of the International Astronomical Union's Working Group on Solar Eclipses, and his path calculations are widely used by observatories and eclipse-chasing sources across the web. Click anywhere within a path on his maps to get the precise local start, maximum and end times for that exact spot.