After the total eclipse of 8 April 2024, Mexico has a quiet spell. Neither of the eclipses of 2026 and neither of those of 2027 can be seen from anywhere in the country. The next one is on the morning of Wednesday 26 January 2028, a partial eclipse at sunrise that covers 36% of the Sun in Mexico City. Larger partial eclipses follow on 14 January 2029 and 14 November 2031. The Moon's full shadow comes back on 30 March 2052.

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January 26, 2028: partial solar eclipse

Local time. “Sun covered” is the share of the Sun's disc hidden at the best moment that is above the horizon.

January 14, 2029: partial solar eclipse

2026 and 2027: Nothing Visible from Mexico

It is worth saying plainly, because search results often suggest otherwise. The annular eclipse of 17 February 2026 was confined to Antarctica. The total eclipse of 12 August 2026 crossed Greenland, Iceland and Spain, and its partial zone reached only the north-east of the United States and Canada. The annular eclipse of 6 February 2027 belongs to Chile and Argentina, and the total eclipse of 2 August 2027 to Spain, North Africa and the Middle East. Mexico lies outside all four. The photographs that circulate under headlines about a 2027 eclipse in Mexico are of 8 April 2024, when Mazatlán had 4 minutes 17 seconds of totality and Mexico City saw 75% of the Sun covered.

26 January 2028: A Partial Eclipse at Sunrise

The annular eclipse of 26 January 2028 crosses Ecuador, Peru and Brazil, and Mexico is on the edge of its shadow early in the morning. In the centre and west the Sun rises already eclipsed. Mexico City has its greatest phase, 36%, at 7:35 a.m., a few degrees above the horizon, and the eclipse ends at 8:52 a.m. Guadalajara reaches 37% right at sunrise and Monterrey 24%. The Yucatán peninsula sees the whole event from start to finish: Mérida from 6:40 a.m. to 9:09 a.m. with 27% covered, Cancún 26% at 8:53 a.m. Tijuana and the north-west see nothing. A flat eastern horizon matters more than anything else that morning.

14 January 2029 and 14 November 2031: Two Larger Ones

The eclipse of Sunday 14 January 2029 is partial everywhere on Earth and deepest in the north-west of North America. Tijuana has 49% of the Sun covered at 8:20 a.m., Monterrey 39% at 10:39 a.m. and Mexico City 26% at 10:33 a.m., this time with the Sun well up. On Friday 14 November 2031 a hybrid eclipse over the Pacific is partial across Mexico in the afternoon and grows towards the south-east: 39% in Mexico City at 4:30 p.m., 43% in Mérida and 46% in Cancún, where the Sun sets before it is over. Neither will darken the sky, but both are deep enough to be seen clearly through eclipse glasses or in the crescents that leaves project on the ground.

The Next Total Eclipse in Mexico: 30 March 2052

Mexico has had two great eclipses in living memory. On 11 July 1991 totality lasted 6 minutes 35 seconds in Mexico City itself, one of the longest of the twentieth century. On 8 April 2024 the shadow entered at Mazatlán and crossed Durango and Coahuila, with 4 minutes 8 seconds in Torreón. The next one is on 30 March 2052. Its path runs from the Pacific coast to the Gulf: Puerto Vallarta has 3 minutes 59 seconds of totality and Zacatecas 3 minutes 44 seconds, while Guadalajara, just outside the southern edge, stays at 99.2% and Mexico City at 87%. An annular eclipse on 14 October 2023 had already crossed the Yucatán, with a ring of 4 minutes 37 seconds in Campeche.

Frequently asked

Is there a solar eclipse in Mexico in 2027?

No. The two solar eclipses of 2027 are seen from South America on 6 February and from Spain, North Africa and the Middle East on 2 August. Neither is visible from Mexico, even partially.

When is the next solar eclipse in Mexico?

On 26 January 2028, a partial eclipse at sunrise: 36% in Mexico City at 7:35 a.m. and 26% in Cancún at 8:53 a.m.

When is the next total solar eclipse in Mexico?

On 30 March 2052, from Puerto Vallarta across Zacatecas to the Gulf coast. The last was on 8 April 2024.

Solar eclipses by country