On October 25, 2022, the second of two partial solar eclipses in 2022 will occur. The October partial eclipse is the final solar eclipse for the year. The October 25 eclipse will be visible in parts of Europe, Asia, India, northwestern areas of Africa, and eastern areas of Russia. The eclipse will have a maximum […]
The lunar eclipse of November 8, 2022, will be the second of two total lunar eclipses to occur this year. The eclipse will be the final eclipse event of the year. The November eclipse will last nearly 6 hours, with the totality phase lasting 1 hour and 25 minutes. The totality phase of the eclipse […]
The moon passes in front of Mars on December 8, 2022, for the second and final time this year. Occultation hunters in North America, Northern Africa, and Western Europe will have a view of the moon passing in front of Mars. This event will take place completely at night, making it one of the most […]
The total solar eclipse of April 20 is the first of two solar eclipse events of 2023. This event will be visible over parts of South/East Asia, Antarctica, Australia, and the South Pacific and Indian Oceans. The path of totality is mostly over the oceans, although the path does make landfall over Cape Range National […]
This is the first of two eclipses that will occur in 2023. This eclipse is a penumbral eclipse during which the moon passes through the relatively faint outer earth's shadow. During a penumbral eclipse, there is only a faint darkening of the moon making the event very difficult to observe. At maximum eclipse, the moon […]
This eclipse is the second and final solar eclipse of 2023. It is the second of a series of three eclipses (August 17, 2021, October 14, 2023, and April 8, 2024) that are collectively called the Great American Eclipses. This eclipse will be an annular eclipse, which means that in the path of the maximum […]
The October 28 umbral eclipse is the final eclipse event of the year. During this eclipse, a relatively small portion of the moon, about 12 percent, will pass through the darkest (umbral) shadow of the earth. Small portions of the penumbral phase of this eclipse are visible in the eastern portions of the United States […]
This is the next great opportunity for eclipse watchers to see a total solar eclipse in North America. The next opportunity will not occur until 2045. This path of totality starts in the South Pacific Ocean and makes landfall in Mexico near Mazatlan. The path of totality traverses North America on a northeasterly path, traversing […]
The September Partial Lunar eclipse is the third of four eclipse events in 2024 and is the start of the second and final eclipse season for the year. The solar eclipse two weeks later on October 2, 2024, is the other eclipse of the season. The September partial eclipse will have a maximum magnitude of […]
The October 2nd Annular Eclipse is the final eclipse event of 2024. The path of annularity of this eclipse lies predominantly over the Pacific Ocean. The annularity or "ring of fire" stage will be visible from the Hawaiian Islands, and the southern portions of Chile and Argentina. Additionally, large portions of the southern half of […]