Total solar eclipses are rare, sure. But they do happen every couple of years. The problem is, they rarely happen near you and the vast majority of the path of totality usually lands over the open ocean.
That doesn’t mean, however, that you’ll never see another total solar eclipse in your lifetime. If you really want to experience one, there are several happening over the next few decades. In fact, there’s another happening in about two years, but you’ll have to travel to South America (or the middle of the Pacific Ocean) to see it.
Ten more will happen in the next 6 years, and one of those will be hitting the US in 2026.
Aug. 12, 2026
The maximum total eclipse will last 2 minutes, 18 seconds, and the path of totality will start in northern Russia. The total eclipse will be visible through much of the Northeast Greenland National Park and Reykjavik, Iceland. It makes landfall again in A Coruña, Spain, while also passing over lucky Spaniards in León, Valladolid, Guadalajara, Zaragoza and Palma. A partial eclipse will be visible as far away as Lynchburg, Virginia.
Aug. 2, 2027
Lasting a whopping 6 minutes, 23 seconds at its maximum, this total solar eclipse will be visible in:
- Tangier, Morocco
- Málaga, Spain
- Gibraltar
- Sfax and Gafsa, Tunisia
- Oran, Algeria
- Benghazi, Libya
- Siwa Oasis, Egypt
- Mecca, Saudi Arabia
- Sana’a, Yemen
- Bosaso, Somalia
A partial eclipse will be visible as far north as Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland, and as far south as Madagascar.
July 22, 2028
This eclipse will last up to 5 minutes, 10 seconds and the path of totality will pass over Drysdale River National Park in Australia, as well as Davenport Ranges National Park. In Australia, the path of totality will hit Kununurra, Sandover, Tennant Creek, Mudgee, Pennant Hills, Canterbury and Sydney. It will also pass over Queenstown and Dunedin, New Zealand. It will be visible as a partial eclipse as far north as Myanmar.
Nov. 25, 2030
Lasting 3 minutes, 44 seconds, this total eclipse will pass over Africa, hitting cities such as: Windhoek, Namibia, Tsabong, Botswana, Schweitzer-Reneke and Durban, South Africa. In Australia, the path of totality passes over Streaky Bay, Baird Bay, Lake Fromme, Tibooburra, Currawinya National Park and Surat.
Nov. 14, 2031
This eclipse will mostly take part over the Pacific Ocean, with the maximum totality lasting 1 minute, 8 seconds. The path of totality narrowly misses Costa Rica, first visible from land from Coiba Island, Macaracas and San Jose Island in Panama. However, this is a considered a hybrid eclipse event, as it will be an annular eclipse towards the beginning and end of the path.