Neither of the solar eclipses of 2027 can be seen from the United States, and the one that crossed Spain on 12 August 2026 reached the country only as a small bite out of the Sun in the Northeast and Alaska. The next eclipse Americans can watch is a modest partial one on the morning of 26 January 2028, and the first deep one is the partial eclipse of 14 January 2029, which is visible across the lower 48 states. Totality does not return to the contiguous United States until 2044.

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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

June 11, 2029: partial solar eclipse

May 31, 2030: partial solar eclipse

August 12, 2026: partial solar eclipse (past)

12 August 2026: A Sliver in the Northeast

The total eclipse of 12 August 2026 belonged to Greenland, Iceland and Spain. On the American side of the Atlantic the Moon only clipped the Sun's edge in the early afternoon. Boston saw 16% of the disc covered at 1:55 p.m., New York about 9% at 1:54 p.m. and Washington under 4%; in Chicago the contact was too slight to notice. Maine did best in the lower 48, with 26% at Lubec on the Canadian border. Anchorage had the largest share in the country, 28% at 8:22 a.m. local time, with the Sun still low. Miami, Houston, Denver and the whole of the West saw nothing at all.

2027: Two Eclipses, Neither for America

On 6 February 2027 an annular eclipse runs across Chile, Argentina and the South Atlantic. On 2 August 2027 a total eclipse, one of the longest of the century, crosses southern Spain, North Africa and Egypt. The United States lies outside both shadows. The only American ground touched in August is the eastern tip of Maine, where the Sun rises at Lubec with a trace of its edge still covered for a minute or two, far too little to see. Anyone in the United States who wants the 2027 totality has to travel, and the usual choices are Cádiz and Málaga in Spain, Tangier in Morocco or Luxor in Egypt, where the Sun is hidden for 6 minutes 20 seconds.

26 January 2028 and 14 January 2029: The Next Ones You Can See

The first eclipse back in American skies is the annular eclipse of 26 January 2028, whose ring passes over Ecuador, Brazil and Spain. From the United States it is partial and it favours the Southeast: Miami has 16% of the Sun covered at 9:15 a.m., Houston 14% soon after sunrise, New York and Washington about 3%. Puerto Rico does better, with a third of the Sun hidden at San Juan. Then comes 14 January 2029, a Sunday, with an eclipse that is partial everywhere on Earth but large over North America. Seattle sees 71% soon after sunrise, Denver 64% at 9:50 a.m., Chicago 58%, Los Angeles 52% and New York 41% in the early afternoon.

When Is the Next Total Solar Eclipse in the United States?

After 8 April 2024, when the Moon's shadow ran from Texas to Maine and gave Dallas 3 minutes 50 seconds of darkness, the country has a long wait. Alaska comes first: on 30 March 2033 totality crosses the far north-west of the state, with 2 minutes 35 seconds at Utqiaġvik and 2 minutes 30 seconds at Nome. The lower 48 see the shadow again on 23 August 2044, but only at sunset in Montana, where Great Falls has 26 seconds. The great one follows a year later. On 12 August 2045 a total eclipse crosses the country from California to Florida, with 5 minutes 4 seconds at Colorado Springs, 5 minutes 35 seconds at Tulsa and 5 minutes 43 seconds at Orlando, longer than anything the United States saw in 2017 or 2024.

Frequently asked

Can I see the solar eclipse of 2 August 2027 from the USA?

No. The total eclipse of 2 August 2027 is seen from southern Spain, North Africa and the Middle East. No American city is inside even the partial zone; only the easternmost point of Maine is grazed at sunrise.

Was the 12 August 2026 eclipse visible in the United States?

Only as a small partial eclipse in the Northeast and Alaska: 16% of the Sun in Boston, about 9% in New York and 28% in Anchorage. Totality was confined to Greenland, Iceland and Spain.

When is the next solar eclipse visible from the USA?

On 26 January 2028, a partial eclipse in the eastern and southern states, with 16% in Miami. A much larger partial eclipse follows on 14 January 2029, and the next total eclipse on American soil is on 30 March 2033 in Alaska.

Solar eclipses by country