Eclipses of the Sun
Solar Eclipse Photographs
Below are a series on links to photo galleries of past solar eclipses at our sister web site MrEclipse.com.
- Solar Eclipse Photo Galleries: 1970 - 1984 | 1990 - 1994 | 1995 - 1999
- 1991 Total Solar Eclipse Photos: Gallery A | Gallery B
- 1998 Total Solar Eclipse Photos: Gallery A | Gallery B
- 1999 Total Solar Eclipse Photos: Gallery A | Gallery B | Gallery C | Gallery D
- 2001 Total Solar Eclipse Photos: Gallery A | Gallery B
- 2005 Total Solar Eclipse Photos: Gallery A | Gallery B
- 2005 Annular Solar Eclipse Photos: Gallery A | Gallery B
- 2006 Total Solar Eclipse Photos: Gallery A | Gallery B | Gallery C | Gallery D | Gallery E
- 2008 Total Solar Eclipse Photos: Gallery A
- 2012 Annular Solar Eclipse Photos: Gallery A
- 2014 Partial Solar Eclipse Photos: October's Partial Solar Eclipse
- Solar Eclipse Composite Photography
- Custom Eclipse Prints (including TSE2006)
Solar Eclipse Reports (with photos)
- Report on the 1994 Total Solar Eclipse
- Report on the 1995 Total Solar Eclipse
- Report on the 1998 Total Solar Eclipse
- Report on the 1999 Annular Solar Eclipse
- Report on the 1999 Total Solar Eclipse
- Report on the 2000 Jul 30 Partial Solar Eclipse
- Report on the 2001 Total Solar Eclipse
- Report on the 2003 Annular Solar Eclipse
- Report on the 2004 Oct 13-14 Partial Solar Eclipse
- Report on the 2009 Total Solar Eclipse
- Partial Solar Eclipse of October 2014
Solar Eclipses: 2014 - 2023
The table below lists every solar eclipse for the 10-year period from 2014 through 2023. Click on the eclipse Calendar Date to see a special page with detailed information and a map of the eclipse. The second column TD of Greatest Eclipse is the Terrestrial Dynamical Time of greatest eclipse. The Eclipse Type give the classification (total, annular, hybrid or partial). The Saros Series link opens a window showing the table listing details for all eclipses in the Saros series. The Eclipse Magnitude is the fraction of the Sun's diameter covered by the Moon at greatest eclipse. For total and annular eclipses, this value is actually the ratio of the apparent diameters of the Moon to the Sun. The Central Duration lists the duration of totality or annularity at greatest eclipse. The last column is a brief description of the geographic regions of eclipse visibility. The descriptions are for the partial phases of each eclipse. Annular and total eclipses are only visible from the regions in bold.
Eclipses of the Sun: 2014 - 2023 | |||||||
Calendar Date | TD of Greatest Eclipse | Eclipse Type | Saros Series | Eclipse Magnitude | Central Duration | Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility | |
2014 Apr 29 | 06:04:32 | Annular | 148 | 0.987 | - | s Indian, Australia, Antarctica
[Annular: Antarctica] |
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2014 Oct 23 | 21:45:39 | Partial | 153 | 0.811 | - | n Pacific, N. America | |
2015 Mar 20 | 09:46:47 | Total | 120 | 1.045 | 02m47s | Iceland, Europe, n Africa, n Asia
[Total: n Atlantic, Faeroe Is, Svalbard] |
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2015 Sep 13 | 06:55:19 | Partial | 125 | 0.788 | - | s Africa, s Indian, Antarctica | |
2016 Mar 09 | 01:58:19 | Total | 130 | 1.045 | 04m09s | e Asia, Australia, Pacific
[Total: Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, Pacific] |
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2016 Sep 01 | 09:08:02 | Annular | 135 | 0.974 | 03m06s | Africa, Indian Ocean
[Annular: Atlantic, c Africa, Madagascar, Indian] |
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2017 Feb 26 | 14:54:32 | Annular | 140 | 0.992 | 00m44s | s S. America, Atlantic, Africa, Antarctica
[Annular: Pacific, Chile, Argentina, Atlantic, Africa] |
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2017 Aug 21 | 18:26:40 | Total | 145 | 1.031 | 02m40s | N. America, n S. America
[Total: n Pacific, U.S., s Atlantic] |
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2018 Feb 15 | 20:52:33 | Partial | 150 | 0.599 | - | Antarctica, s S. America | |
2018 Jul 13 | 03:02:16 | Partial | 117 | 0.336 | - | s Australia | |
2018 Aug 11 | 09:47:28 | Partial | 155 | 0.737 | - | n Europe, ne Asia | |
2019 Jan 06 | 01:42:38 | Partial | 122 | 0.715 | - | ne Asia, n Pacific | |
2019 Jul 02 | 19:24:07 | Total | 127 | 1.046 | 04m33s | s Pacific, S. America
[Total: s Pacific, Chile, Argentina] |
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2019 Dec 26 | 05:18:53 | Annular | 132 | 0.970 | 03m39s | Asia, Australia
[Annular: Saudi Arabia, India, Sumatra, Borneo] |
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2020 Jun 21 | 06:41:15 | Annular | 137 | 0.994 | 00m38s | Africa, se Europe, Asia
[Annular: c Africa, s Asia, China, Pacific] |
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2020 Dec 14 | 16:14:39 | Total | 142 | 1.025 | 02m10s | Pacific, s S. America, Antarctica
[Total: s Pacific, Chile, Argentina, s Atlantic] |
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2021 Jun 10 | 10:43:06 | Annular | 147 | 0.943 | 03m51s | n N. America, Europe, Asia
[Annular: n Canada, Greenland, Russia] |
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2021 Dec 04 | 07:34:38 | Total | 152 | 1.037 | 01m54s | Antarctica, S. Africa, s Atlantic
[Total: Antarctca] |
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2022 Apr 30 | 20:42:36 | Partial | 119 | 0.640 | - | se Pacific, s S. America | |
2022 Oct 25 | 11:01:19 | Partial | 124 | 0.862 | - | Europe, ne Africa, Mid East, w Asia | |
2023 Apr 20 | 04:17:55 | Hybrid | 129 | 1.013 | 01m16s | se Asia, E. Indies, Australia, Philippines. N.Z.
[Hybrid: Indonesia, Australia, Papua New Guinea] |
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2023 Oct 14 | 18:00:40 | Annular | 134 | 0.952 | 05m17s | N. America, C. America, S. America
[Annular: w US, C. America, Columbia, Brazil] |
Geographic abbreviations (used above): n = north, s = south, e = east, w = west, c = central
The last total solar eclipse visible from the continental U.S.A. occurred on Feb. 26, 1979. A total solar eclipse was visible from Hawaii and Mexico on July 11, 1991. The next two total solar eclipses visible from the U.S.A. will occur on Aug. 21, 2017 and Apr. 8, 2024.
The partial and annular phases of eclipses are dangerous to look at because the un-eclipsed part of the Sun is still very bright. You must use special filters or a home-made pinhole projector to safely watch a partial or annular eclipse of the Sun (see: Observing Solar Eclipses Safely). It is only during the total phase of a total eclipse that it is completely safe the to view the Sun with the naked eye.
For information on lunar eclipses, see Eclipses of the Moon.
Eclipse Resources
- Dates, Data and Maps for Solar Eclipses: 2011-2030 (MrEclipse.com)
- World Atlas Solar Eclipses (EclipseWise.com)
- World Map of Total Solar Eclipses: 2001-2025 (EclipseWise.com)
- World Map of Annular Solar Eclipses: 2001-2025 (EclipseWise.com)
- Maps of Annular and Total Solar Eclipses in North America: 1851-2100 (EclipseWise.com)
- Solar Eclipse Predictions: 2014 - 2022 (EclipseWise.com)
- Eclipses During 2014 (Observer's Handbook 2014)
- Eclipses During 2015 (Observer's Handbook 2015)
- Dates, Data and Maps for Solar Eclipses: 2011-2030 (MrEclipse.com)
- Six Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses: 3000 BCE to 3000 CE (EclipseWise.com)
- Ten Millennium Catalog of Long Solar Eclipses: 4000 BCE to 6000 CE (NASA)
- Solar Eclipses of Historic Interest (NASA)
- How To Photograph Solar Eclipses (MrEclipse.com)
- How to Photograph a Solar Eclipse - instructions and tips (Nikon)
- Exposure Table for Solar Eclipse Photography (MrEclipse.com)
- Videotaping Solar Eclipses (MrEclipse.com)
- Solar Eclipses For Beginners (MrEclipse.com)
- Lunar Eclipses For Beginners (MrEclipse.com)
- Index to Eclipse and Astronomy Photographs (MrEclipse.com)
- Lunar Eclipse Predictions: 2014 - 2022 (EclipseWise.com)
- Eclipses of the Moon: 2014 - 2023 (AstroPixels.com)
Solar Eclipse Maps
Solar Eclipse Predictions
Solar Eclipse Photography
Other Links
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