Cosmic Scale
Eclipses in 2026 and 2027
Every solar and lunar eclipse of 2026 and 2027, worked out from the orbits of the Earth and the Moon. A total solar eclipse is only total inside a narrow path; a lunar eclipse can be seen from the whole night side of Earth.
Cosmic Scale works these out on your phone from real orbits, tells you whether you can see each eclipse from where you are, and can remind you the evening before.
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Annular solar eclipse
6 February 2027, peak 15:59 UTC
Where: A path across Chile, Argentina and the Atlantic to West Africa; partial from South America and Africa.
The Moon is too far from Earth to cover the whole Sun, so a bright ring of the Sun is left around the dark Moon. Everywhere off that narrow path, the Moon covers only part of the Sun.
Penumbral lunar eclipse
20 February 2027, peak 23:12 UTC
The Moon passes only through Earth's pale outer shadow, so it dims a little and no bite is taken. It is easy to miss, even with the Moon high up.
Penumbral lunar eclipse
18 July 2027, peak 16:02 UTC
The Moon passes only through Earth's pale outer shadow, so it dims a little and no bite is taken. It is easy to miss, even with the Moon high up.
Total solar eclipse
2 August 2027, peak 10:06 UTC
Where: A path across southern Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt (Luxor), Saudi Arabia and Yemen; partial from Europe, Africa and Asia.
The Moon covers the whole Sun, for people standing in a narrow path where its shadow falls on Earth. Everywhere else it covers only part of the Sun.
Penumbral lunar eclipse
17 August 2027, peak 07:13 UTC
The Moon passes only through Earth's pale outer shadow, so it dims a little and no bite is taken. It is easy to miss, even with the Moon high up.
Earlier
Annular solar eclipse
17 February 2026, peak 12:11 UTC
Where: Antarctica; a partial eclipse from the southern tips of South America and Africa.
The Moon is too far from Earth to cover the whole Sun, so a bright ring of the Sun is left around the dark Moon. Everywhere off that narrow path, the Moon covers only part of the Sun.
Total lunar eclipse
3 March 2026, peak 11:33 UTC
Where: East Asia, Australia, the Pacific and the Americas.
The Moon slides into Earth's shadow and, for 59 minutes, is fully inside its darkest part. It does not vanish: sunlight bent through Earth's air still reaches it, so it glows dull red, lit by every sunrise and sunset on Earth at once.
Total solar eclipse
12 August 2026, peak 17:45 UTC
Where: A path across Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain; a partial eclipse from Europe, North Africa and North America.
The Moon covers the whole Sun, for people standing in a narrow path where its shadow falls on Earth. Everywhere else it covers only part of the Sun.
Partial lunar eclipse
28 August 2026, peak 04:12 UTC
Where: The Americas, Europe, Africa and the eastern Pacific.
Part of the Moon crosses into the darkest part of Earth's shadow and looks as if a bite has been taken out of it. The curved edge you see is Earth's own shadow.