SKY · SOLAR ECLIPSES · CHILE · DARK-SKY
When's the next solar eclipse you can actually see from Atacama Desert, and what will it look like from here? Below is each upcoming eclipse that reaches Atacama Desert — how much of the Sun gets covered, the local date and time of day, and whether the Sun is even above your horizon when it happens.
Atacama Desert is on the central path — you could see the full “ring of fire.” Get exact local times nearer the date.
Annular — a bright “ring of fire” around the Moon.
Times are computed for Atacama Desert from the greatest-eclipse instant in the NASA eclipse canon · local time. For to-the-second contact times, check a local-circumstances tool nearer the date.
Annular — a bright “ring of fire” around the Moon, around 1:01 PM local.
A slight partial — a small nibble at the Sun’s edge, around 12:09 PM local.
Also on the calendar but not visible from Atacama Desert: total solar eclipse on 2026-08-12, total solar eclipse on 2027-08-02, total solar eclipse on 2028-07-22, annular solar eclipse on 2030-06-01, total solar eclipse on 2030-11-25. See where each is visible on the global eclipse calendar.
This page is “what Atacama Desertsees.” To see the path of totality drawn across the map and which countries it crosses, the Sun canvas has the full picture.