Umbra
The darkest central shadow. Entering it produces totality.
Eclipses, 2026 to 2030
All 24 solar and lunar eclipses of the next five years. Choose your place to see which ones reach it.
Local circumstances
Which of these can you see?
Choose a place to see local times.
Pick a place above to check all 24 eclipses at once.
| Date | Eclipse | From your place |
|---|---|---|
| February 17, 2026 | Annular solar eclipse | Choose a place |
| March 3, 2026 | Total lunar eclipse | Choose a place |
| August 12, 2026 | Total solar eclipse | Choose a place |
| August 28, 2026 | Partial lunar eclipse | Choose a place |
| February 6, 2027 | Annular solar eclipse | Choose a place |
| February 20, 2027 | Penumbral lunar eclipse | Choose a place |
| July 18, 2027 | Penumbral lunar eclipse | Choose a place |
| August 2, 2027 | Total solar eclipse | Choose a place |
| August 17, 2027 | Penumbral lunar eclipse | Choose a place |
| January 12, 2028 | Partial lunar eclipse | Choose a place |
| January 26, 2028 | Annular solar eclipse | Choose a place |
| July 6, 2028 | Partial lunar eclipse | Choose a place |
| July 22, 2028 | Total solar eclipse | Choose a place |
| December 31, 2028 | Total lunar eclipse | Choose a place |
| January 14, 2029 | Partial solar eclipse | Choose a place |
| June 12, 2029 | Partial solar eclipse | Choose a place |
| June 26, 2029 | Total lunar eclipse | Choose a place |
| July 11, 2029 | Partial solar eclipse | Choose a place |
| December 5, 2029 | Partial solar eclipse | Choose a place |
| December 20, 2029 | Total lunar eclipse | Choose a place |
| June 1, 2030 | Annular solar eclipse | Choose a place |
| June 15, 2030 | Partial lunar eclipse | Choose a place |
| November 25, 2030 | Total solar eclipse | Choose a place |
| December 9, 2030 | Penumbral lunar eclipse | Choose a place |
Solar verdicts are solved from NASA's published Besselian elements for each eclipse; lunar verdicts test whether the Moon is above your horizon during the published phases. Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC.
Interactive orbit lab
See light, shadow, and totality
Move time through an alignment, then hover, focus, or tap any labeled object. The light direction and shadow order are physical; sizes and distances are compressed for clarity.
Sun → Moon → EarthPartial phaseThe penumbra crosses Earth, so observers see part of the Sun covered.
View from Earth's shadow pathPartial eclipse
Moon
At new moon, the Moon can pass between the Sun and Earth. Only a node crossing makes its shadow touch Earth.
Hover, focus, or tap a body or shadow to inspect it.Penumbra
The lighter outer shadow reaches a wider area where only part of the Sun is blocked.
Why not every month?
The Moon's orbit is tilted about 5.1°. An eclipse needs new or full moon near a node, where the two orbital planes cross.
At totality, the sky darkens and the Sun's faint corona appears around the Moon. Just before or after totality, one bright point creates the diamond-ring effect.
Every eclipse
| Date | Eclipse | Visible from |
|---|---|---|
| February 17, 2026 | Annular Solar Eclipse (up to 2 m 20 s) | southern Argentina and Chile, southern Africa, and Antarctica |
| March 3, 2026 | Total Lunar Eclipse | eastern Asia, Australia, the Pacific, and the Americas |
| August 12, 2026 | Total Solar Eclipse (up to 2 m 18 s) | northern North America, western Africa, and Europe |
| August 28, 2026 | Partial Lunar Eclipse | the eastern Pacific, the Americas, Europe, and Africa |
| February 6, 2027 | Annular Solar Eclipse (up to 7 m 51 s) | South America, Antarctica, and western and southern Africa |
| February 20, 2027 | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia |
| July 18, 2027 | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | eastern Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Pacific |
| August 2, 2027 | Total Solar Eclipse (up to 6 m 23 s) | Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and western and southern Asia |
| August 17, 2027 | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | the Pacific and the Americas |
| January 12, 2028 | Partial Lunar Eclipse | the Americas, Europe, and Africa |
| January 26, 2028 | Annular Solar Eclipse (up to 10 m 27 s) | eastern North America, Central and South America, western Europe, and northwest Africa |
| July 6, 2028 | Partial Lunar Eclipse | Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia |
| July 22, 2028 | Total Solar Eclipse (up to 5 m 10 s) | Southeast Asia, the East Indies, Australia, and New Zealand |
| December 31, 2028 | Total Lunar Eclipse | Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Pacific |
| January 14, 2029 | Partial Solar Eclipse | North America and Central America |
| June 12, 2029 | Partial Solar Eclipse | the Arctic, Scandinavia, Alaska, northern Asia, and northern Canada |
| June 26, 2029 | Total Lunar Eclipse | the Americas, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
| July 11, 2029 | Partial Solar Eclipse | southern Chile and southern Argentina |
| December 5, 2029 | Partial Solar Eclipse | southern Argentina, southern Chile, and Antarctica |
| December 20, 2029 | Total Lunar Eclipse | the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia |
| June 1, 2030 | Annular Solar Eclipse (up to 5 m 21 s) | Europe, northern Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the Arctic, and Alaska |
| June 15, 2030 | Partial Lunar Eclipse | Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia |
| November 25, 2030 | Total Solar Eclipse (up to 3 m 44 s) | southern Africa, the southern Indian Ocean, the East Indies, Australia, and Antarctica |
| December 9, 2030 | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia |
Why eclipses come in pairs
Eclipses only happen when the new or full Moon lines up with the plane of Earth's orbit, which occurs during two "eclipse seasons" about six months apart. That is why a solar eclipse is usually followed (or preceded) by a lunar eclipse two weeks later, as with the total solar eclipse of August 12, 2026 and the partial lunar eclipse of August 28, 2026.
Why local times differ from the headline time
A lunar eclipse is the easy case: the Moon enters Earth's shadow at one instant, and everyone who can see the Moon at that instant sees the same phase at the same moment. The only local question is whether the Moon is above your horizon, which the finder above answers for the place you choose.
A solar eclipse is different. The Moon's shadow sweeps across Earth, so first contact, maximum, and last contact all happen at different clock times a few hundred kilometres apart, and the fraction of the Sun covered changes with them. Those times cannot be guessed from the greatest-eclipse instant. The finder solves them for your coordinates from the Besselian elements NASA publishes for each individual eclipse.
Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC. Catalog values come from the Five Millennium Catalogs of Solar and Lunar Eclipses, with Terrestrial Time converted to UTC using the Delta-T published for each eclipse. How we compute this.