It may be cloudy when you try to see the eclipse. Or maybe you live outside the path of totality. Perhaps you enjoyed this sight so much that you can't wait for the next one.
Either way, even if we have to wait 20 years for the next total solar eclipse to occur somewhere in the continental United States, we'll have even more opportunities to witness the celestial spectacle of a solar eclipse.
An annular solar eclipse, where the moon crosses the center of the sun but is too far from Earth to completely block the sun, will occur in Uruguay and Argentina on October 2 this year, and will be partially visible in some South American countries. A solar eclipse can be seen. .
Europe, including the UK, will have its turn on March 29 next year, when a partial solar eclipse will pass through. In some Scottish cities, more than 40% of the sun will be blocked.
And while the next total solar eclipse will be on August 12, 2026, and will cover a large area of the Northern Hemisphere, the total solar eclipse will be limited to small areas in Greenland, Iceland, Spain, Russia, and Portugal. More than 90% of the partial solar eclipse will be visible in the UK.
In the continental United States, the next total solar eclipse will be on August 22, 2044, and will be visible in North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and northern Canada. After that, the next U.S. coast-to-coast total solar eclipse will be on August 12, 2045, spanning from California to Florida, less than a year away.
“The first question people ask after seeing a total solar eclipse is when is the next solar eclipse,” said John Gianforte, a professor of space science and director of the observatory at the University of New Hampshire.
“Total solar eclipses occur quite often, but not all of them are total solar eclipses, but some are, and some of them are not very far away. Seeing a total solar eclipse Those who have done so understand why people get emotional and make such a fuss about traveling to see a total solar eclipse.”
NASA has a list of upcoming solar and lunar eclipses here.