Solar eclipse updates: When is the next total solar eclipse?
A total solar eclipse passed over North America on April 8, creating a path of totality that cast parts of Mexico, the United States and Canada in darkness.
About 31 million people live along the path of totality and witnessed the total eclipse, while the majority of Americans saw at least a partial eclipse.
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Apr 8, 6:39 PM
When is the next total solar eclipse in the US and internationally?
The next total solar eclipse to occur in the contiguous U.S. won't be until Aug. 23, 2044, and will only shadow three states in its path, Montana and North and South Dakota, according to NASA.
The next year, on Aug. 12, 2045, a total solar eclipse will span coast to coast, according to NASA. The far-reaching path of totality will cover parts of California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida and Georgia, the agency reports.
Adding to the decades-away excitement, since the 2044 and 2045 eclipses are slated for August, the summer season increases the likelihood of clear, cloudless skies during the event.
Internationally, on Aug. 12, 2026, a total solar eclipse is set to sweep over the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, Iceland, Atlantic Ocean, Portugal and northern Spain, according to the National Solar Observatory.
Apr 8, 4:57 PM
Total solar eclipse reaches last US state
The total solar eclipse reached the final U.S. state as those in northern Maine observed the sun be covered by the moon under clear skies.
Apr 8, 4:46 PM
Peak totality shined over New Hampshire
In Colebrook, New Hampshire, Monday’s total solar eclipse was captured in rare form. The sun’s corona shined behind the traveling moon during totality, creating a bright, glowing crown for eclipse viewers.
Apr 8, 4:24 PM
Partial solar eclipse captured behind Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor is seen in the path of the partial solar eclipse. In New York State, the path of totality spans 124 miles across 29 counties.
Apr 8, 3:53 PM
Stunning total solar eclipse on display in Niagara Falls
A stunning view of the total solar eclipse was captured at Niagara Falls State Park in New York. A cloud of light appeared above the sun as the moon eclipsed the celestial body during totality.
Below the eclipse, red coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are seen peaking out behind the moon.
Daylight plunged into a blue twilight at the state park as skywatchers experienced totality.
Apr 8, 3:38 PM
Sun’s coronal mass ejection seen during total solar eclipse in Illinois
In Carbondale, Illinois, the sun’s corona was seen glittering behind the moon as it eclipsed the sun near peak totality.
Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are expulsions of plasma, threaded by magnetic field lines, that are ejected from the sun's corona, or outer atmosphere, according to NASA. CMEs look like twisted rope, dubbed "flux rope" by scientists.
Apr 8, 2:38 PM
Rural Oklahoma towns welcome thousands for total eclipse
Two small towns in rural Oklahoma are welcoming an estimated 60,000 to 100,000 people to Beavers Bend State Park as visitors come to witness the solar total eclipse.
Typically, the towns of Broken Bow and Hochatown have year-round populations of 2,500 and 150, respectively.
Oklahoma Secretary of Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage Shelley Zumwalt told ABC News that McCurtain County has been preparing for about a year and a half, having meetings with state and local public safety officials and other agencies to deal with the influx of visitors and traffic.
She said she's met people who came to the state park from across the U.S. and from Europe, and said she hopes it leads to people returning after the eclipse.
"Just today we've had people from Norway, Denmark, California, Hawaii, Tennessee that I've just seen passing through our lodge this morning, which is phenomenal," Zumwalt said.
"But, in a broader sense, I think that post-pandemic, a lot of people are looking for vacations that kind of take them out of the city and to maybe more of a quieter place and we have a lot of that in Oklahoma and see the tremendous response from just this event has really solidified in my mind that we have something special," she continued.
Apr 8, 2:37 PM
Partial solar eclipse reaches Liberty Island, New York
Liberty Island, New York, has its first look at the partial solar eclipse. New York is among the 11 contiguous U.S. states situated within the path of totality.
