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Annular Solar Eclipse
2026年2月17日 (火)
Visible in South in Africa, South in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.
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Total Lunar Eclipse
2026年3月2–3日 (火)
Visible in East in Europe, Asia, Australia, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica.
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Total Solar Eclipse
2026年8月12日 (水)
Visible in Europe, North in Asia, North/West Africa, Much of North America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic.
Eclipse as seen from earth
Partial Lunar Eclipse
2026年8月27–28日 (金)
Visible in Europe, West in Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.
Total Solar Eclipse 2026
The first totality in mainland Europe since 1999.
Total Solar Eclipse 2027
The ancient city of Luxor will experience almost 61⁄2 minutes of totality.
Total Solar Eclipse 2028
The path of totality for this eclipse includes Sydney Harbour.
Solar Eclipses
All About Solar Eclipses
Did you know there are four kinds?
What Is a Total Solar Eclipse?
It happens about every 18 months.
What Is an Annular Eclipse?
Learn more about the ‘ring of fire’.
What Is a Partial Solar Eclipse?
When the Moon takes a bite out of the Sun.
Total Solar Eclipse: What Happens?
Our minute-by-minute guide.
Lunar Eclipses
Total Lunar Eclipse
Also known as a Blood Moon.
Partial Lunar Eclipse
When Earth’s shadow bites the Moon.
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
A faint, subtle type of eclipse.
Why Does the Moon Turn Red?
The physics behind the famous ‘Blood Moon.’
How to Watch a Lunar Eclipse
One of the easiest astronomy events to see.
Planetary Transits
Mercury Transit
When Mercury passes in front of the Sun.
Next Transits of Mercury
There are about 13 or 14 every century.
What Is a Transit of Venus?
The last Venus transit was in 2012.
Next Transits of Venus
We’ll have to wait until the year 2117.