Solar Eclipse

Find out when the next solar eclipse will be visible from your location — the time of each phase in local time, the maximum coverage of the Sun's disc, and how the whole event unfolds.

Check an eclipse

Enter a date and a location — we'll show the next solar eclipse visible from that place.

Use your own location or pick any city. The time zone is set automatically to the zone of the selected place.

Only eclipses visible from the given place are returned, so the result can land several years from the date you pick — from most places on Earth a solar eclipse of some kind shows up every 2–3 years.

What is a solar eclipse?

A solar eclipse happens at new moon, when the Moon passes exactly between the Earth and the Sun and casts its shadow onto our planet. From any given place you only see the eclipses whose shadow or penumbra happens to sweep across it — which is why an eclipse visible in one city can be entirely invisible a few hundred kilometres away. In astrology, eclipses are read as turning points that close one chapter and open another.

Types of eclipse

A partial eclipse covers only part of the Sun's disc. A total one hides it completely and reveals the solar corona. An annular eclipse happens when the Moon is farther from Earth and leaves a bright ring around its disc. A hybrid eclipse changes character along its path — total in some places, annular in others.

How to watch safely

Never look at the Sun with the naked eye, through sunglasses, binoculars or a telescope without a proper filter — it can cause permanent eye damage. Use only certified eclipse glasses (ISO 12312-2 standard), or watch the event indirectly by projecting the image onto a sheet of paper.

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