Every solar and lunar eclipse from 2026 to 2030 with its path, its best viewing spots and exact local times for wherever you plan to stand. Worked out from NASA’s eclipse predictions.
Next solar eclipse
6 February 2027 Annular
Chile, Argentina, South Atlantic, Gulf of Guinea coast of West Africa (annular); partial across South America and Africa
Next total solar eclipse
2 August 2027 · up to 6m 23s of totality
Next lunar eclipse
20 February 2027 · penumbral
Tap a path or an eclipse in the list to highlight it. To be inside a total or annular eclipse you have to stand inside its band; outside it you see only a partial eclipse.
Total · up to 6m 23s · path 258 km wide
The longest totality on land until 2114: up to 6m23s near Luxor, Egypt. Southern Spain and northern Morocco get over 4 minutes, and North Africa's desert August climate makes it one of the most weather-friendly eclipses on record.
Total · up to 5m 10s · path 230 km wide
Totality crosses north-western Australia (the Kimberley), the Northern Territory and Queensland to New South Wales, passing directly over Sydney, and then reaches New Zealand's South Island (Queenstown, Dunedin) late in the day.
Annular · up to 10m 27s · path 323 km wide
A very long annular eclipse (up to 10m27s at sea). The ring crosses the Galápagos, Ecuador, northern Peru and the Amazon, then ends at sunset over Portugal and southern Spain.
Total · up to 3m 44s · path 169 km wide
Totality crosses Namibia, Botswana and South Africa (Durban gets about 2m26s), then the southern Indian Ocean to South Australia and New South Wales. Up to 3m44s at greatest duration.
A lunar eclipse is seen from the whole night side of Earth at once, so you rarely need to travel: you need clear skies and the Moon above your horizon. The next total lunar eclipse (a “blood moon”) is on 31 December 2028.
Next lunar eclipse & local times
Eclipse glasses & safetyWhat ISO 12312-2 means, how to spot fake viewers and when it is safe to look.Photography settingsAn exposure calculator for every phase, from the filtered partial Sun to the outer corona, based on Fred Espenak’s exposure guide.Total, annular, partial, hybridDrag the Moon closer and further to see why some eclipses go dark and others leave a ring of fire.After the 12 August 2026 eclipse over Iceland and Spain, the next total solar eclipse is on 2 August 2027. Totality crosses southern Spain, Gibraltar, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Somalia, lasting up to 6 minutes 23 seconds near Luxor (NASA/GSFC).
For a first total eclipse, 2 August 2027 is the standout: over 6 minutes of totality in Egypt and more than 4 minutes in southern Spain and Morocco, in a season that is usually dry and sunny. On 22 July 2028 totality passes right over Sydney, and on 25 November 2030 it crosses Botswana, South Africa and Australia.
Dates, types, durations and paths come from the NASA/GSFC eclipse predictions by Fred Espenak. Local times for any location are computed in your browser from NASA’s published Besselian elements, the same method used for NASA’s own local-circumstance tables.
No. A lunar eclipse is safe to watch with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. Only solar eclipses need ISO 12312-2 eclipse glasses or a filtered viewer.