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Solar Eclipses — When & Where

A total solar eclipse is one of nature's rarest, most astonishing sights — day turning to twilight, the Sun's ghostly corona blazing out. The years ahead are a golden age, with eclipses crossing Europe, Africa, the Americas and Australia. Here's the full calendar, and whether the next one is visible from your country.

NEXT SOLAR ECLIPSE
TOTALAugust 12, 2026up to 2:18

Mainland Europe’s first total solar eclipse since 1999. The path of totality begins in remote Siberia, crosses eastern Greenland and western Iceland, then sweeps over northern Spain (León, Burgos, Valladolid) before exiting near the Balearic Islands at sunset.

TypeTotal solar eclipse
Path crossesRussia (Siberia), Greenland, Iceland
NASA eclipse map ↗

Source: NASA Goddard eclipse canon (Espenak & Meeus). Eclipse circumstances are predicted decades ahead and are effectively fixed.

Upcoming solar eclipses

August 12, 2026TOTAL · 2:18
Total solar eclipse — The Grand Spanish EclipseMainland Europe’s first total solar eclipse since 1999. The path of totality begins in remote Siberia, crosses eastern Greenland and western Iceland, then sweeps over northern Spain (León, Burgos, Valladolid) before exiting near the Balearic Islands at sunset.Path: Russia (Siberia) · Greenland · Iceland · Spain
February 6, 2027ANNULAR · 7:51
Annular solar eclipse — Ring of fire over the AtlanticA long “ring of fire” — up to 7 minutes 51 seconds — with the Moon covering 93% of the Sun. The path of annularity crosses southern Chile and Argentina before tracking out over the South Atlantic.Path: Chile · Argentina · Atlantic Ocean
August 2, 2027TOTAL · 6:23
Total solar eclipse — The longest totality of the centuryThe longest total solar eclipse until 2114 — over six minutes of totality near Luxor, Egypt. The path crosses southern Spain, the Maghreb, Libya and Egypt before continuing over the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa.Path: Spain · Morocco · Algeria · Tunisia · Libya · Egypt · Sudan · Saudi Arabia · Yemen · Somalia
January 26, 2028ANNULAR · 10:27
Annular solar eclipse — A ring of fire over the Atlantic and IberiaAn exceptionally long ring of fire — up to 10 minutes 27 seconds, with the Moon covering 92% of the Sun. The path runs from the Galápagos and northwestern South America across the Atlantic to Spain and Portugal at sunset.Path: Ecuador · Peru · Brazil · Suriname · French Guiana · Spain · Portugal
July 22, 2028TOTAL · 5:10
Total solar eclipse — The great Australian eclipseOver five minutes of totality crossing the Australian outback — the Kimberley, the Northern Territory near Alice Springs, and on through Sydney — before clipping the South Island of New Zealand at sunset.Path: Australia · New Zealand
June 1, 2030ANNULAR
Annular solar eclipseA ring of fire tracking from North Africa across the eastern Mediterranean, Russia and China to northern Japan.Path: Algeria · Tunisia · Greece · Turkey · Russia · Kazakhstan · China · Japan
November 25, 2030TOTAL · 3:44
Total solar eclipseTotality crosses southern Africa — Botswana and South Africa — then tracks over the Indian Ocean to southern Australia.Path: Botswana · South Africa · Australia

Eclipses by country

20 COUNTRIES

Each country page tells you the next solar eclipse genuinely visible from there — and whether the path of totality or annularity actually crosses the country, or you'll see a partial.

EUROPE

EuropeSolar eclipses — United KingdomEuropeSolar eclipses — SpainEuropeSolar eclipses — PortugalEuropeSolar eclipses — FranceEuropeSolar eclipses — IcelandEuropeSolar eclipses — Germany

NORTH AMERICA

North AmericaSolar eclipses — United StatesNorth AmericaSolar eclipses — GreenlandNorth AmericaSolar eclipses — Canada

SOUTH AMERICA

South AmericaSolar eclipses — ChileSouth AmericaSolar eclipses — ArgentinaSouth AmericaSolar eclipses — Brazil

AFRICA

AfricaSolar eclipses — EgyptAfricaSolar eclipses — MoroccoAfricaSolar eclipses — South Africa

ASIA

AsiaSolar eclipses — IndiaAsiaSolar eclipses — ChinaAsiaSolar eclipses — Japan

OCEANIA

OceaniaSolar eclipses — AustraliaOceaniaSolar eclipses — New Zealand

Field guides

FIELD GUIDEHow to watch a solar eclipse safelyFIELD GUIDETotal, annular, partial: the types explained

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