2023 solar eclipse path

Eclipse Maps

On October 14, 2023, an annular, or "ring of fire," solar eclipse will occur in the U.S., Central America, and South America. In the U.S., the path of annularity will cross over Oregon, California, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. In Central America, the path of annularity will cross over Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. In South America, the path of annularity will cross over Colombia and Brazil. The maximum duration of annularity for this eclipse will be 5 minutes and 17 seconds. The maps below show the path of annularity over the U.S., Central America, and South America. To experience the annular, or "ring of fire," phase of the eclipse, you must be located within the path of annularity represented on the maps below. Areas outside the path of annularity will get a partial solar eclipse only.

In the U.S., a partial solar eclipse will also occur in all or parts of Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

SEE A LIST OF PARTIAL ECLIPSE CITIES

2023 solar eclipse path

ECLIPSE STORE

Annular Solar Eclipse of October 14, 2023

Map 1 — USA

2023 solar eclipse path

VIEW DETAILED MAPS OF THE PATH OF ANNULARITY IN EACH STATE

SEE A MAP COMPARING THE 2023 AND 2024 SOLAR ECLIPSES IN THE U.S.

Map 2 — Central America and South America

2023 solar eclipse path

UPCOMING ECLIPSES

SEE A MAP OF ALL 21ST CENTURY TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSES IN THE CONTIGUOUS U.S.

AUSTRALIA/ASIA - HYBRID SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - APRIL 20, 2023

USA/CENTRAL AMERICA/SOUTH AMERICA - ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE MAPS - OCTOBER 14, 2023

MEXICO/USA/CANADA - TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE MAPS - APRIL 8, 2024

SOUTH AMERICA - ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - OCTOBER 2, 2024

ANTARCTICA - ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - FEBRUARY 17, 2026

RUSSIA/GREENLAND/EUROPE - TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - AUGUST 12, 2026

SOUTH AMERICA/AFRICA - ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - FEBRUARY 6, 2027

AFRICA/EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST - TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - AUGUST 2, 2027

SOUTH AMERICA/EUROPE/AFRICA - ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - JANUARY 26, 2028

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND - TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - JULY 22, 2028

AFRICA/EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST/ASIA - ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - JUNE 1, 2030

AFRICA/AUSTRALIA - TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - NOVEMBER 25, 2030

AFRICA/ASIA - ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - MAY 21, 2031

CENTRAL AMERICA - HYBRID SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - NOVEMBER 14, 2031

SOUTHERN OCEAN - ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - MAY 9, 2032

RUSSIA/USA - TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - MARCH 30, 2033

AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST/ASIA - TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - MARCH 20, 2034

SOUTH AMERICA - ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - SEPTEMBER 12, 2034

NEW ZEALAND/PACIFIC - ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - MARCH 9, 2035

ASIA - TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - SEPTEMBER 2, 2035

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND - TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - JULY 13, 2037

CARIBBEAN/AFRICA - ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - JANUARY 5, 2038

SOUTH AMERICA/CARIBBEAN/AFRICA - ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - JULY 2, 2038

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND - TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - DECEMBER 26, 2038

USA/CANADA/GREENLAND/EUROPE - ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - JUNE 21, 2039

ANTARCTICA - TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - DECEMBER 15, 2039

AFRICA - TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - APRIL 30, 2041

ASIA/PACIFIC - ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - OCTOBER 25, 2041

ASIA - TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - APRIL 20, 2042

ASIA/AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND - ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - OCTOBER 14, 2042

RUSSIA - TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - APRIL 9, 2043

SOUTHERN OCEAN - ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - OCTOBER 3, 2043

SOUTHERN OCEAN - ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - FEBRUARY 28, 2044

GREENLAND/CANADA/USA - TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - AUGUST 23, 2044

NEW ZEALAND/PACIFIC - ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - FEBRUARY 16, 2045

USA/CARIBBEAN/SOUTH AMERICA - TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - AUGUST 12, 2045


PAST ECLIPSES

SEE A MAP OF ALL 20TH CENTURY TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSES IN THE CONTIGUOUS U.S.

ANTARCTICA - TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - DECEMBER 4, 2021

CANADA/GREENLAND/RUSSIA - ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - JUNE 10, 2021

SOUTH AMERICA - TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - DECEMBER 14, 2020

AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST/ASIA - ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - JUNE 21, 2020

MIDDLE EAST/ASIA/PACIFIC - ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - DECEMBER 26, 2019

SOUTH AMERICA - TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - JULY 2, 2019

USA - TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE MAPS - AUGUST 21, 2017

SOUTH AMERICA/AFRICA - ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - FEBRUARY 26, 2017

AFRICA - ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

ASIA/PACIFIC - TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE MAP - MARCH 9, 2016


Where is the best place to see the 2023 eclipse?

San Antonio and Corpus Christi, Texas San Antonio is the biggest city in the path of the 2023 solar eclipse with the entire event visible from the city and many of its suburbs.

Where is the path of the next solar eclipse?

April 8, 2024, Solar Eclipse On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, United States, and Canada. On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada.

Where is the best place to see the 2024 Eclipse?

Where to See the 2024 Eclipse in North America. The total solar eclipse of 2024 will begin its journey from Mexico and end in Canada. If you live in the solar eclipse's path of totality it means that you'll be lucky enough to view the entire eclipse. The path of the eclipse will be in Sinaloa in Mexico.

What will happen in October 2023?

An annular solar eclipse will occur on Saturday, October 14, 2023. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth.