Eclipses in 2026, 2027, and 2028
Eclipses are of two kinds: solar and lunar. Solar eclipses occur when the Moon comes between the Sun and Earth. Such eclipses are either total, when the Moon completely blocks the Sun; annular, when the Moon is far from Earth and so covers the central part of the Sun, allowing the narrow ring of the Sun’s edge to shine around the Moon; or partial, when the Moon covers only some of the Sun. Lunar eclipses can be total, when the Moon passes through Earth’s shadow; partial, when the Moon goes through only some of Earth’s shadow; or penumbral, when the Moon goes through only the outermost parts of Earth’s shadow and thus dims only slightly.
The table below lists all the eclipses that will occur in 2026, 2027, and 2028 and where on Earth they will occur. The places where one can see a total or an annular solar eclipse are distinguished from places where one can experience a partial solar eclipse.
| date | kind | type | place |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 17, 2026 | solar | annular | partial: south Chile and Argentina, Antarctica, and southern Africa; annular: Antarctica |
| March 3, 2026 | lunar | total | Asia, Australia, and North and South America |
| August 12, 2026 | solar | total | partial: Alaska, Canada, and Greenland; total: east Greenland, northern Spain, and Balearic Islands |
| August 28, 2026 | lunar | partial | North and South America, Europe, and Africa |
| February 6, 2027 | solar | annular | partial: South America and west Africa; annular: south Chile and Argentina |
| February 20, 2027 | lunar | penumbral | North and South America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and western Australia |
| July 18, 2027 | lunar | penumbral | east Africa, Asia, and Australia |
| August 2, 2027 | solar | total | partial: Europe, northern and east Africa, and central and south Asia; total: north Africa and Arabian peninsula |
| August 17, 2027 | lunar | penumbral | North and South America, west Africa, and eastern Australia |
| January 12, 2028 | lunar | partial | North and South America, Africa, Europe, and western Asia |
| January 26, 2028 | solar | annular | partial: eastern North America, northern South America, west Africa, and western Europe; annular: Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, and Spain |
| July 6, 2028 | lunar | partial | Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia |
| July 22, 2028 | solar | total | partial: southeast Asia, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia; total: Australia and New Zealand |
| December 31, 2028 | lunar | total | western North America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia |