Annular Eclipse: in U.S., North America Today – Info on Future Solar Eclipses

October 14, 2023

Right now we are getting ready for the coming annual solar eclipse due to be completely visible from the United States later, Saturday, October 14, in a few hours–starting first in the northeastern Pacific Ocean under Alaska with the direct path centered on the states starting in Oregon, then proceeding into the following states: California, Nevada, only the tip of southwestern Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and finally Texas–as it moves southeasterly into the Gulf of Mexico; then down into Mexico near the Yucatan Peninsula, then Honduras, Nicaragua, the Caribbean Sea, and also Costa Rica Puerto (the epicenter of the whole event is east of Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica in the Caribbean) and Panama, as it enters the South American countries of Columbia and finally Brazil; as it goes into the western Atlantic to fizzle into an ending right in the middle It sweep of partiality goes with a sweep starting at Alaska all the way over to several coastal African countries including Senegal and Guinea. This is the last solar eclipse for this year of 2023. An annular eclipse happens when the Moon is too far from Earth that the disk diameter is smaller than that of the Sun, so that a total shadow cannot happen and the whole outer edge of sunlight completely is left exposed around the center shadowed area of the Sun. Therefore, true umbra never happens completely. It is also important to note that as much has viewing the eclipse is tempting, it is very dangerous to even try or attempt to view the eclipse at any point without the proper equipment. Also, be sure that if you purchased a pair of glasses that were sold in 2017, that if a danger notice was declared on the set of glasses, to not use them!! Your eyes are precious, please don’t harm your eyes to view this!

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October 14^th Solar Eclipse Information:

Annual Solar Eclipse – 10/14/23
MAXIMUM DURATION – 05:52:57
Global Event: Annular Solar Eclipse
Local Type:	Annular Solar Eclipse, US, N. America, Central America, S. America
Partiality Begins:	Oct 14 at 10:03:50 am
Annularity Begins:	Oct 14 at 11:10:09 am
Maximum:	Oct 14 at 12:59:32 pm – 0.952 Magnitude: 139 Seconds: 10.06°N 82.69°W
Annularity Ends:	Oct 14 at 02:49:01 pm
Partiality Ends:	Oct 14 at 03:55:20 pm
Total Span:	ANTUMBRAL = 03:19:35, TOTAL EVENT = 05:51:96

Times CDST Information courtesy of timeanddate.com

Future Solar Eclipse Information:

Solar Eclipse Information: 2023 – 2031
Calendar Date (Map Link)	TD of Greatest Eclipse (Animation Link)	Eclipse Type (Google Map Link)	Saros Series (Link)	Eclipse Magnitude	Central Duration (Path Table Link)	Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility
10/14/2023	18:00:40	Annular	134	0.952	05m17s	North America, Central America, South America [Annular: W. U.S., Central America, Colombia, Brazil]
04/08/2024	18:18:29	Total	139	1.057	04m28s	North America, Central America [Total: Mexico, C. U.S., E. Canada]
10/02/2024	18:46:13	Annular	144	0.933	07m25s	Pacific, S. South America [Annular: S. Chile, S. Argentina]
03/29/2025	10:48:36	Partial	149	0.938	–	N.W. Africa, Europe, N. Russia
09/21/2025	19:43:04	Partial	154	0.855	–	S. Pacific, New Zealand, Antarctica
02/17/2026	12:13:05	Annular	121	0.963	02m20s	S. Argentina & Chile, S. Africa, Antarctica [Annular: Antarctica]
08/12/2026	17:47:05	Total	126	1.039	02m18s	N. North America, W. Africa, Europe [Total: Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, Spain]
02/06/2027	16:00:47	Annular	131	0.928	07m51s	South America, Antarctica, W & S. Africa [Annular: Chile, Argentina, Atlantic]
08/02/2027	10:07:49	Total	136	1.079	06m23s	Africa, Europe, Mid-East, W. & S. Asia [Total:Morocco, Spain, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia]
01/26/2028	15:08:58	Annular	141	0.921	10m27s	E. North America, Central America & South America, W. Europe, N.W. Africa [Annular: Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Suriname, Spain, Portugal]
07/22/2028	02:56:39	Total	146	1.056	05m10s	S.E. Asia, E. Indies, Australia, New Zealand [Total: Australia, New Zealand]
01/14/2029	17:13:47	Partial	151	0.871	–	North America, Central America
06/12/2029	04:06:13	Partial	118	0.458	–	Arctic, Scandinavia, Alaska, N. Asia, N. Canada
07/11/2029	15:37:18	Partial	156	0.230	–	S. Chile, S. Argentina
12/05/2029	15:03:57	Partial	123	0.891	–	S. Argentina, S. Chile, Antarctica
06/01/2030	06:29:13	Annular	128	0.944	05m21s	Europe, N. Africa, Mid-East, Asia, Arctic, Alaska [Annular: Algeria, Tunisia, Greece, Turkey, Russia, N. China, Japan]
11/25/2030	06:51:37	Total	133	1.047	03m44s	S. Africa, S. Indian Ocean, E. Indies, Australia, Antarctica [Total: Botswana, S. Africa, Australia]
05/21/2031	07:16:04	Annular	138	1.047	05m26s	S. Africa, S. Indian Ocean, E. Indies, Australia [Annular: Tansania, India, Malaysia, Indonesia]
11/14/2031	21:07:31	Hybrid	143	1.047	01m08s	N. Pacific, Aleutians, Hawaii, S. Pacific, N. Pacific, S. America, N. America [Hybrid=Sunrise & Sunset; Total in Middle; Annular: Panama]

Times UTC Information courtesy of eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov

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More information on future solar and lunar eclipses can be found at timeanddate.com .

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In any solar eclipse, using sunglasses, welding glasses are not rated for viewing. Care for your eyes. Resist the temptation for direct viewing of any annular, partial or total eclipse while not completely blocked by the shadow of the Sun!

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