If you\u2019re in the path of totality, they\u2019re difficult to miss. Here are all the details for upcoming solar eclipses in the next decade. <\/p>
Solar eclipses are the most spectacular of all celestial events and have captivated the minds of both scientists and civilians for millennia.<\/p>
As well as teaching astrophysicists about the Sun<\/a>, solar eclipses have also helped to prove Einstein\u2019s Theory of General Relativity, and even provide clues about Earth\u2019s atmosphere. This spectacular natural phenomenon allows scientists to study the ionosphere (the upper part of our atmosphere), and how it affects communications and space weather. But more than that; they are pretty great to watch, and something to remember for years to come.<\/p> In this article, we list all the upcoming solar eclipses, including when and where you can see them, giving you plenty of opportunity to plan accordingly. So, mark your calendars for one of the most awe-inspiring astronomical events on offer.<\/p> The solar eclipse on 14 October 2023<\/a> was the last annular, aka \u2018ring of fire\u2019 eclipse in the United States for 16 years. The next ring of fire eclipse visible from the US will be 21 June 2039, and will be visible only from parts of Alaska.<\/p> The next total solar eclipse in the US will be Monday 8 April 2024.<\/strong> The path of totality will begin in Mexico, cross into Texas, and travel across the US to Maine, before continuing into Canada.<\/p> The next solar eclipse for the western-most parts of the UK and Ireland will be a partial eclipse on 8 April 2024. After that, the UK will have to wait until 2090 for the next total solar eclipse.<\/p> The last solar eclipse visible from the UK was the partial solar eclipse on 10 June 2021<\/a>. The last total solar eclipse seen from the UK was 11 August 1999, with the path of totality covering Cornwall and parts of Devon. <\/p> Solar eclipses occur between two and five times every year, with a total eclipse somewhere in the world every 18-ish months. But as the path of totality is narrow, whether or not you can see the eclipse will depend on being in the right place, at the right time.<\/p> Here is a list of all the total and annular solar eclipses in the next 10 years:<\/p> Type:<\/strong> Total solar eclipse<\/p> Path of totality: <\/strong>Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Southern Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland.<\/p> First location to see full eclipse begin: <\/strong>4:38pm UTC<\/p> Last location to see full eclipse end: <\/strong>7:55pm UTC<\/p> Type: <\/strong>Annular solar eclipse<\/p> Path of totality: <\/strong>Easter Island, Chile, Argentina<\/p> First location to see full eclipse begin: <\/strong>4:50pm UTC<\/p> Last location to see full eclipse end: <\/strong>8:39pm UTC<\/p> Type: <\/strong>Annular solar eclipse<\/p> Path of totality: <\/strong>Antarctica, South Atlantic Ocean.<\/p> First location to see full eclipse begin: <\/strong>11:42am UTC<\/p> Last location to see full eclipse end: <\/strong>12:41pm UTC<\/p> Type: <\/strong>Total solar eclipse<\/p> Path of totality: <\/strong>Russia, Greenland, Iceland, Portugal, Spain, Ibiza, Palma.<\/p> First location to see full eclipse begin: <\/strong>4:58pm UTC<\/p> Last location to see full eclipse end: <\/strong>6:34pm UTC<\/p> Type: <\/strong>Annular solar eclipse<\/p> Path of totality: <\/strong>South Pacific Ocean, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Atlantic Ocean, C\u00f4te D\u2019Ivoire, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria.<\/p> First location to see full eclipse begin: <\/strong>2:04pm UTC<\/p> Last location to see full eclipse end: <\/strong>5:55pm UTC<\/p> Type: <\/strong>Total solar eclipse<\/p> Path of totality: <\/strong>Atlantic Ocean, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia, Indian Ocean.<\/p> First location to see full eclipse begin: <\/strong>8:23am UTC<\/p> Last location to see full eclipse end: <\/strong>11:49am UTC<\/p> Type: <\/strong>Annular solar eclipse<\/p> Path of totality: <\/strong>South Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Guyana, Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, Spain.<\/p> First location to see full eclipse begin: <\/strong>1:14pm UTC<\/p> Last location to see full eclipse end: <\/strong>5pm UTC<\/p> Type: <\/strong>Total solar eclipse<\/p> Path of totality: <\/strong>Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand.<\/p> First location to see full eclipse begin: <\/strong>1:30am UTC<\/p> Last location to see full eclipse end: <\/strong>4:20am UTC<\/p> Type: <\/strong>Annular solar eclipse<\/p> Path of totality: <\/strong>Algeria, Tunisia, Greece, Turkey, Sea of Marmara, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Japan, Pacific Ocean.<\/p> First location to see full eclipse begin: <\/strong>4:47am UTC<\/p> Last location to see full eclipse end: <\/strong>8:08am UTC<\/p> Type: <\/strong>Annular solar eclipse<\/p> Path of totality: <\/strong>Namibia, Angola, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Indian Ocean, Southern India, Northern Sri Lanka, Bay of Bangal, Malaysia, Riau Islands, Indonesia.<\/p> First location to see full eclipse begin: <\/strong>5:18am UTC<\/p> Last location to see full eclipse end: <\/strong>9:11am UTC<\/p> Type: <\/strong>Total solar eclipse<\/p> Path of totality:<\/strong> Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia<\/p> First location to see full eclipse begin: <\/strong>7:23pm UTC<\/p> Last location to see full eclipse end:<\/strong> 10:48pm UTC<\/p> Type: <\/strong>Annular solar eclipse<\/p> Path of totality: <\/strong>South Atlantic Ocean, South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands<\/p> First location to see full eclipse begin: <\/strong>12:47pm UTC<\/p> Last location to see full eclipse end: <\/strong>2:04pm UTC<\/p> Type: <\/strong>Total solar eclipse<\/p> Path of totality: <\/strong>Eastern Russia, St Lawrence Island, Alaska, Arctic Circle, Beaufort Sea.<\/p> First location to see full eclipse begin: <\/strong>5:35pm UTC<\/p> Last location to see full eclipse end: <\/strong>6:26pm UTC<\/p> When the Moon completely covers the Sun, casting a shadow of \u2018totality\u2019 over parts of the Earth. The result is a brief period of darkness, during which the solar corona \u2013 the Sun’s outer atmosphere \u2013 becomes visible.<\/p> When the Moon passes exactly in front of the Sun, but is far enough away from Earth to leave the outer perimeter (annulus) of the Sun around the Moon. This is also called a \u2018ring of fire\u2019 eclipse. Annular eclipses are rare, and only visible over a very narrow path of annularity.<\/p> When the Moon only covers a portion of the Sun, resulting in a crescent Sun or partially obscured disc, depending on the degree of coverage. Partial solar eclipses are more common, and are visible over a wide geographical area.<\/p> This is when the character of the solar eclipse changes along the path of totality, transitioning between an annular and total eclipse. This change is due to the curvature of the Earth and where the observer is situated along the eclipse path.<\/p> Read more:<\/strong><\/p> If you\u2019re in the path of totality, they\u2019re difficult to miss. Here are all the details for upcoming solar eclipses in the next decade. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":34970,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"6"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2023\/10\/when-is-the-next-solar-eclipse-after-2023s-ring-of-fire.jpg",1200,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2023\/10\/when-is-the-next-solar-eclipse-after-2023s-ring-of-fire-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2023\/10\/when-is-the-next-solar-eclipse-after-2023s-ring-of-fire-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2023\/10\/when-is-the-next-solar-eclipse-after-2023s-ring-of-fire-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2023\/10\/when-is-the-next-solar-eclipse-after-2023s-ring-of-fire-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2023\/10\/when-is-the-next-solar-eclipse-after-2023s-ring-of-fire.jpg",1200,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2023\/10\/when-is-the-next-solar-eclipse-after-2023s-ring-of-fire.jpg",1200,800,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"If you\u2019re in the path of totality, they\u2019re difficult to miss. Here are all the details for upcoming solar eclipses in the next decade.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/34969"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}When is the next solar eclipse in the US?<\/strong><\/h2>
When is the next solar eclipse in the UK?<\/strong><\/h2>
When is the next solar eclipse worldwide?<\/strong><\/h2>
8 April 2024: Mexico, US, Canada<\/strong><\/h3>
2 October 2024: South America<\/strong><\/h3>
17 February 2026: Antarctica<\/strong><\/h3>
12 August 2026: Russia, Greenland, Europe<\/strong><\/h3>
6 February 2027: South America, Africa<\/strong><\/h3>
2 August 2027: Europe, Africa, Asia<\/strong><\/h3>
26 January 2028: South America, Spain<\/strong><\/h3>
22 July 2028: Australia<\/strong><\/h3>
1 June 2030: Africa, Europe, Russia, Asia<\/strong><\/h3>
21 May 2031: Africa, Asia<\/strong><\/h3>
14 November 2031: Pacific Ocean, Central and South America<\/strong><\/h3>
9 May 2032: South Atlantic Ocean<\/strong><\/h3>
30 March 2033: Russia, US, Canada<\/strong><\/h3>
What are the different types of solar eclipse?<\/strong><\/h2>
Total solar eclipse<\/strong><\/h3>
Annular eclipse<\/strong><\/h3>
Partial<\/strong> eclipse<\/strong><\/h3>
Hybrid<\/strong> eclipse<\/strong> <\/h3>
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