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Eclipse Calendar — When Is the Next Eclipse?

Upcoming lunar and solar eclipses through 2029, with what is actually visible from Canada. Lunar eclipses are safe to watch with the naked eye; solar eclipses never are — use certified eclipse glasses.

Next eclipse
☀️ Annular solar eclipse
Saturday, February 6, 2027 · 143 days away

A "ring of fire" over Chile, Argentina and the South Atlantic; not visible from Canada.

Upcoming eclipses

2026–2029
Feb 6, 2027 ☀️ Annular solar eclipse — A "ring of fire" over Chile, Argentina and the South Atlantic; not visible from Canada.
Feb 20, 2027 🌕 Penumbral lunar eclipse — A subtle shading of the Moon, visible from most of Canada around moonrise on the evening of February 20.
Aug 2, 2027 ☀️ Total solar eclipse — The longest totality of the century — over 6 minutes — across Spain, North Africa and Egypt; a partial eclipse near sunrise in eastern Quebec and Atlantic Canada.
Aug 17, 2027 🌕 Penumbral lunar eclipse — A faint shading of the Moon, visible across Canada in the early hours (about 3 a.m. Eastern time).
Jan 12, 2028 🌕 Partial lunar eclipse — A tiny bite out of the Moon, visible across Canada on the evening of January 11, local time.
Jan 26, 2028 ☀️ Annular solar eclipse — Annular from Ecuador and Brazil to Spain and Portugal; a small partial eclipse in eastern Canada in the morning — about a fifth of the Sun covered in St. John's.
Jul 22, 2028 ☀️ Total solar eclipse — Totality crosses Australia and New Zealand; not visible from Canada.
Dec 31, 2028 🌕 Total lunar eclipse — Best seen from Asia, Australia and Europe; in Canada only the early partial phases before moonset in the far west.
Jan 14, 2029 ☀️ Partial solar eclipse — A deep partial eclipse over most of Canada — roughly 80% of the Sun covered in Edmonton, about half in Toronto and Montréal.
Jun 12, 2029 ☀️ Partial solar eclipse — Visible from northern Canada — Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut — on the evening of June 11, local time.
Jun 26, 2029 🌕 Total lunar eclipse — One of the longest of the decade, with more than 1½ hours of totality; fully visible in eastern Canada late on June 25, while the West sees the later phases after moonrise.
Dec 20, 2029 🌕 Total lunar eclipse — The Moon rises in eclipse in eastern Canada, totally eclipsed around 5:15–6:10 p.m. Eastern time; partial phases at moonrise farther west.
How eclipses work
A lunar eclipse happens only at full moon, when Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon and the lunar disc drifts into our planet's shadow — during totality it usually turns a deep copper red, which is why it is often called a blood moon. A solar eclipse happens only at new moon, when the Moon slides directly in front of the Sun. Both require the Moon to be near a node of its orbit, which is why they arrive in pairs roughly six months apart rather than every month. Dates here are given in Universal Time; local circumstances shift by a few hours either way. See tonight's moon phase →