Solar Eclipse Preview: 2021 - 2040

©2023 by Fred Espenak

Introduction

An eclipse of the Sun (or solar eclipse) can only occur at New Moon when the Moon passes between Earth and Sun. If the Moon's shadow falls upon Earth's surface, we see some portion of the Sun's disk covered or 'eclipsed' by the Moon. Since New Moon occurs every 29 1/2 days, you might think that we should have a solar eclipse about once a month. Unfortunately, this doesn't happen because the Moon's orbit around Earth is tilted 5 degrees to Earth's orbit around the Sun. As a result, the Moon's shadow usually misses Earth as it passes above or below our planet at New Moon. At lease twice each year, the geometry lines up just right so that an eclipse of the Sun is seen from some part of Earth.

The Moon's shadow has three parts two of which are nested inside the third. The faint outer shadow is the penumbra. Partial eclipses are visible inside the penumbral shadow. The dark inner shadow is the umbra. Total eclipses are seen in the umbral shadow. The umbra is cone-shaped and narrows to a point. Extending beyond the umbra is the antumbra.

There are four types of solar eclipses:

    1. Partial - Moon's penumbral shadow traverses Earth (umbral and antumbral shadows completely miss Earth)
    2. Annular - Moon's antumbral shadow traverses Earth (Moon is too far from Earth to completely cover the Sun)
    3. Total - Moon's umbral shadow traverses Earth (Moon is close enough to Earth to completely cover the Sun)
    4. Hybrid - Moon's umbral and antumbral shadows traverse Earth (eclipse appears annular and total along different sections of its path). Hybrid eclipses are also known as annular-total eclipses.

The number of solar eclipses in a single year can range from 2 to 5. Nearly 3/4 of the time there are 2 eclipses in a year. On the other hand, it is quite rare to have 5 solar eclipse in a single year. The last time it happened was in 1935 and the next time is 2206.

For a complete introduction to this subject, see: Solar Eclipses For Beginners. 




 
2006 Mar 29 Total Solar Eclipse


2006 Total Solar Eclipse

This Baily's Beads sequence shows both 2nd and 3rd Contact.



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Solar Eclipses: 2021 - 2040



The table below lists every solar eclipse from 2021 through 2040. 
Click on the eclipse Calendar Date to see a global map showing where the eclipse is visible from. 
The second column TD of Greatest Eclipse is the Terrestrial Dynamical Time of greatest eclipse and links to an animation showing the eclipse path across Earth. 
The Eclipse Type link opens a window showing the path of total and annular eclipses plotted on Google Maps. 
The Saros Series link opens a window showing the table listing details for all eclipses in the Saros series. 
The Eclipse Magnitude is the fraction of the Sun's diameter covered by the Moon at greatest eclipse. 
For total and annular eclipses, this value is actually the ratio of the apparent diameters of the Moon to the Sun. 
The Central Duration lists the duration of totality or annularity at greatest eclipse and links to a table of geographic coordinates of the eclipse path. 
The last column is a brief description of the geographic regions of eclipse visibility. 
The descriptions are for the partial phases of each eclipse. 
Annular and total eclipses are only visible from the regions in bold.












 Eclipses of the Sun:  2021 - 2040





Calendar Date
TD of Greatest Eclipse
Eclipse Type
Saros Series
Eclipse Magnitude
Central Duration
Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility










  2021 Jun 10 

 10:43:06 
 Annular 
 147 
 0.943
 03m51s 
 n N. America, Europe, Asia


[Annular: n Canada, Greenland, Russia]
 






  2021 Dec 04 

 07:34:38 
 Total 
 152 
 1.037
 01m54s 
 Antarctica, S. Africa, s Atlantic


[Total: Antarctca]
 






  2022 Apr 30 

 20:42:36 
Partial
 119 
 0.640
  - 
 se Pacific, s S. America 






  2022 Oct 25 

 11:01:19 
Partial
 124 
 0.862
  - 
 Europe, ne Africa, Mid East, w Asia 






  2023 Apr 20 

 04:17:55 
 Hybrid 
 129 
 1.013
 01m16s 
 se Asia, E. Indies, Australia, Philippines. N.Z.


[Hybrid: Indonesia, Australia, Papua New Guinea]







  2023 Oct 14 

 18:00:40 
 Annular 
 134 
 0.952
 05m17s 
 N. America, C. America, S. America


[Annular: w US, C. America, Columbia, Brazil]







  2024 Apr 08 

 18:18:29 
 Total 
 139 
 1.057
 04m28s 
 N. America, C. America


[Total: Mexico, c US, e Canada]







  2024 Oct 02 

 18:46:13 
 Annular 
 144 
 0.933
 07m25s 
 Pacific, s S. America


[Annular: s Chile, s Argentina]







  2025 Mar 29 

 10:48:36 
Partial
 149 
 0.938
  - 
 nw Africa, Europe, n Russia 






  2025 Sep 21 

 19:43:04 
Partial
 154 
 0.855
  - 
 s Pacific, N.Z., Antarctica 






  2026 Feb 17 

 12:13:05 
 Annular 
 121 
 0.963
 02m20s 
 s Argentina & Chile, s Africa, Antarctica


[Annular: Antarctica]







  2026 Aug 12 

 17:47:05 
 Total 
 126 
 1.039
 02m18s 
 n N. America, w Africa, Europe 


[Total: Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, Spain]







  2027 Feb 06 

 16:00:47 
 Annular 
 131 
 0.928
 07m51s 
 S. America, Antarctica, w & s Africa


[Annular: Chile, Argentina, Atlantic]







  2027 Aug 02 

 10:07:49 

 Total 
 136 
 1.079
 06m23s 
 Africa, Europe, Mid East, w & s Asia


[Total:Morocco, Spain, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia]







  2028 Jan 26 

 15:08:58 
 Annular 
 141 
 0.921
 10m27s 
 e N. America, C. & S. America, w Europe, nw Africa


[Annular: Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Suriname, Spain, Portugal]







  2028 Jul 22 

 02:56:39 
 Total 
 146 
 1.056
 05m10s 
 SE Asia, E. Indies, Australia, N.Z.


[Total: Australia, N. Z.]







  2029 Jan 14 

 17:13:47 
Partial
 151 
 0.871
  - 
 N. America, C. America 






  2029 Jun 12 

 04:06:13 
Partial
 118 
 0.458
  - 
 Arctic, Scandanavia, Alaska, n Asia, n Canada  






  2029 Jul 11 

 15:37:18 
Partial
 156 
 0.230
  - 
 s Chile, s Argentina 






  2029 Dec 05 

 15:03:57 
Partial
 123 
 0.891
  - 
 s Argentina, s Chile, Antarctica 






  2030 Jun 01

 06:29:13 
Annular
 128 

 0.944 

 05m21s
 Europe, n Africa, Mid East, Asia, Arctic, Alaska


[Annular: Algeria, Tunisia, Greece, Turkey, Russia, n China, Japan]







  2030 Nov 25

 06:51:37 
Total
 133 

 1.047 

 03m44s
 s Africa, s Indian Oc., East Indies, Australia, Antarctica


[Total: Botswana, S. Africa, Australia]








  2031 May 21

 07:16:04 
Annular
 138 

 0.959 

 05m26s
 Africa, s Asia, East Indies, Australia


[Annular: Angola, Congo, Zambia, Tanzania, s India, Malaysia, Indonesia]







  2031 Nov 14

 21:07:31 
Hybrid
 143 

 1.011 

 01m08s
 Pacific, s US, Central America, nw South America


[Hybrid: Pacific, Panama]







  2032 May 09

 13:26:42 
Annular
 148 

 0.996 

 00m22s
 s South America, s Africa


[Annular: s Atlantic]







  2032 Nov 03

 05:34:13 
Partial
 153 

 0.855 

  - 
 Asia 






  2033 Mar 30

 18:02:36 
Total
 120 

 1.046 

 02m37s
 North America


[Total: e Russia, Alaska]







  2033 Sep 23

 13:54:31 
Partial
 125 

 0.689 

  - 
 s South America, Antarctica 






  2034 Mar 20

 10:18:45 
Total
 130 

 1.046 

 04m09s
 Africa, Europe, w Asia


[Total: Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, China]







  2034 Sep 12

 16:19:28 
Annular
 135 

 0.974 

 02m58s
 C. America, South America


[Annular: Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil]







  2035 Mar 09

 23:05:54 
Annular
 140 

 0.992 

 00m48s
 Australia, New Zealand, s Pacific, Mexico, Antarctica


[Annular: New Zealand, Pacific]







  2035 Sep 02

 01:56:46 
Total
 145 

 1.032 

 02m54s
 e Asia, Pacific


[Total: China, Korea, Japan, Pacific]







  2036 Feb 27

 04:46:49 
Partial
 150 

 0.629 

  - 
 Antarctica, s Australia, New Zealand 






  2036 Jul 23

 10:32:06 
Partial
 117 

 0.199 

  - 
 s Atlantic 






  2036 Aug 21

 17:25:45 
Partial
 155 

 0.862 

  - 
 Alaska, Canada, Arctic, w Europe, nw Africa 






  2037 Jan 16

 09:48:55 
Partial
 122 

 0.705 

  - 
 n Africa, Europe, Mid East, w Asia 






  2037 Jul 13

 02:40:36 
Total
 127 

 1.041 

 03m58s
 East Indies, Australia, Pacific


[Total: Australia, New Zealand]







  2038 Jan 05

 13:47:11 
Annular
 132 

 0.973 

 03m18s
 e North America, n South America, Atlantic, Africa, Europe


[Annular: Cuba, Dom.Rep., Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Chad, Egypt]







  2038 Jul 02

 13:32:55 
Annular
 137 

 0.991 

 01m00s
 N. & C. America, South America, Africa, Europe, Mid East


[Annular: Colombia, Venezuela, Mauritania, Morocco, Mali, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya]







  2038 Dec 26

 01:00:10 
Total
 142 

 1.027 

 02m18s
 se Asia, East Indies, Australia, New Zealand, s Pacific, Antarctica


[Total: Australia, New Zealand, s Pacific]







  2039 Jun 21

 17:12:54 
Annular
 147 

 0.945 

 04m05s
 North America, w Europe


[Annular: Alaska, n Canada, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Russia]







  2039 Dec 15

 16:23:46 
Total
 152 

 1.036 

 01m51s
 s South America, Antarctica


[Total: Antarctica]







  2040 May 11

 03:43:02 
Partial
 119 

 0.531 

  - 
 Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica 






  2040 Nov 04

 19:09:02 
Partial
 124 

 0.807 

  - 
 N. & C. America 










Geographic abbreviations (used above): n = north, s = south, e = east, w = west, c = central









The last two total solar eclipses visible from the continental USA occured on   Feb. 26, 1979 and  Aug. 21, 2017. 
A total solar eclipse was visible from Hawaii and Mexico on  July 11, 1991. 
The next total solar eclipse visible from the USA occurs on  Apr. 8, 2024. 
The 2024 eclipse is also visible from Mexico and Canada.





The partial and annular phases of eclipses are dangerous to look at because the un-eclipsed part of the Sun is still very bright. 
You must use special filters or a home-made pinhole projector to safely watch a partial or annular eclipse of the Sun 
(see: Observing Solar Eclipses Safely).
It is only during the total phase of a total eclipse that it is completely safe the to view the Sun with the naked eye.
See Solar Eclipses For Beginners to learn the basics.




  





Eclipse Publications











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The five volumes of the 

Eclipse Almanac

 publication series include maps and diagrams 

of every solar and lunar eclipse from 2021 to 2070 (each volume covers a single decade).

Each vomume available in Black & White, Color, and Kindle editions.














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2001 June 21 Total Solar Eclipse


Total Solar Eclipse of 2006

This sequence captures the entire eclipse from start to finish.



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