Six solar eclipses fall between February 2026 and July 2028, and five of them can be seen in full from inhabited land: the total eclipse of 12 August 2026 over Spain, the annular eclipse of 6 February 2027 over Chile and Argentina, the total eclipse of 2 August 2027 over southern Spain and North Africa, the annular eclipse of 26 January 2028 from the Amazon to Andalusia, and the total eclipse of 22 July 2028 over Australia and New Zealand. What you see depends entirely on where you stand. The country pages linked here give the local time, the share of the Sun covered and the Sun's height for each city, all computed for that place.

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Solar eclipses 2026–2030

Times are Universal Time. “Seen from” gives, for each country, the largest share of the Sun covered in the cities we list.

The Six Eclipses, in Order

The eclipse of 17 February 2026 was annular over Antarctica and was seen elsewhere only as a slight partial eclipse from the far south of Chile and Argentina. The eclipse of 12 August 2026 was total over Greenland, western Iceland and northern Spain, and a very deep partial eclipse across western Europe. On 6 February 2027 a ring eclipse crosses southern Chile and Argentina and brushes Uruguay and the southern tip of Brazil. On 2 August 2027 comes the longest totality of these years, over the Strait of Gibraltar, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Arabia, with 6 minutes 20 seconds at Luxor. On 26 January 2028 an annular eclipse runs from Ecuador across the Amazon and reaches Portugal and Spain at sunset. And on 22 July 2028 a total eclipse crosses Australia, with 3 minutes 48 seconds in Sydney, and the south of New Zealand.

Total, Annular, Partial: Why 99% Is Not Enough

In a total eclipse the Moon hides the whole disc of the Sun. The sky darkens to deep twilight, the corona appears, and bright planets can be seen. This happens only inside the path of totality, a strip that is usually between 100 and 250 kilometres wide. In an annular eclipse the Moon is near the far point of its orbit and looks slightly smaller than the Sun, so a ring of sunlight remains and the day never becomes dark. Everywhere else the eclipse is partial. The percentage given on these pages is the share of the Sun's area that is covered, and it is a poor guide to what it feels like. Madrid had 99.9% of the Sun covered on 12 August 2026 and stayed in daylight, because the sliver that remains is still thousands of times brighter than the full Moon. Only the last step, from almost all to all, turns day into night.

Watching Safely

The Sun is exactly as dangerous during an eclipse as on any other day; the only difference is that people look at it. For every partial phase, and for the whole of an annular eclipse, the eyes need a filter made for the purpose: eclipse glasses or a viewer that meets the ISO 12312-2 standard, undamaged and held in front of the eyes before looking up. Sunglasses, exposed film and smoked glass are not safe. Binoculars, telescopes and camera lenses need their own filter over the front of the instrument, never behind the eyepiece. The simplest method needs nothing at all: a small hole in a card projects an image of the crescent Sun onto the ground, and the gaps between the leaves of a tree do the same. Only during totality itself, between the moment the last bead of sunlight goes out and the moment the first one returns, can the eclipse be watched with the naked eye.

How the Figures on These Pages Are Computed

Every time and percentage here is calculated with the Swiss Ephemeris, the same library that drives our birth charts, for the coordinates of the city named. For each place it finds the moment the Moon first touches the Sun, the moment of greatest eclipse and the moment the Moon leaves, converts them to local time with the daylight saving rule that applies on that date, and measures how much of the disc is hidden and how high the Sun stands. Where the Sun rises or sets while the eclipse is under way, the tables show the largest phase that is actually above the horizon. The results agree with the published circumstances to within a few seconds: 2 minutes 53 seconds of totality in Cádiz on 2 August 2027, 1 minute 43 seconds in Burgos on 12 August 2026. Near the edge of a path a few kilometres change the answer, so a figure for a city centre should not be stretched to its suburbs.

Eclipses in Astrology

In astrology a solar eclipse is a New Moon that falls close to one of the Moon's nodes, and it is read as a stronger and longer-lasting version of an ordinary New Moon: a chapter that opens, in the area of life the sign and house describe. The eclipses of these years form one family. Those of August 2026 and August 2027 fall in Leo, and those of February 2026, February 2027 and January 2028 in Aquarius, so the Leo and Aquarius axis is the one being worked. The eclipse of July 2028 moves on to the last degree of Cancer. An eclipse is taken most personally by people whose Sun, Moon or Ascendant lies within a few degrees of it, which is why the exact degree matters more than the sign. Whether or not the eclipse is visible from where you live makes no difference to the chart; it makes all the difference to the afternoon.

Frequently asked

When are the solar eclipses of 2027?

There are two. An annular eclipse on 6 February 2027 is seen as a ring from southern Chile and Argentina and as a partial eclipse over most of South America. A total eclipse on 2 August 2027 crosses southern Spain, North Africa and the Middle East.

Where is the total solar eclipse of 2 August 2027 visible?

Totality runs from the Atlantic across the Strait of Gibraltar, the far south of Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Somalia. Europe, Africa and western Asia see a partial eclipse. North America sees nothing except the last minutes at sunrise in Atlantic Canada.

Is it safe to look at a partial solar eclipse?

Not without a certified solar filter, at any stage and however much of the Sun is covered. Use eclipse glasses that meet ISO 12312-2, or project the image through a pinhole.

Why does my city show a percentage and not a total eclipse?

Because totality is seen only inside a narrow path. Outside it the Moon covers part of the Sun, and the percentage is the share of the disc hidden at the best moment for that city.

Solar eclipses by country