On Oct. 14, 2023, an annular solar eclipse will cross North, Central, and South America. This eclipse will be visible for millions of people in the Western Hemisphere. On Oct. 14, 2023, an annular solar eclipse will cross North, Central, and South America. Visible in parts of the United States, Mexico, and many countries in South and Central America, millions
of people in the Western Hemisphere can experience this eclipse. During an annular eclipse, it is never safe to look directly at the Sun without specialized eye protection designed for solar viewing. Review these safety guidelines to prepare for Oct. 14, 2023. A partial solar eclipse will be visible in all 48 contiguous U.S. states plus Alaska! Quick Facts
This is the last annular solar eclipse that will be visible from the United States until June 21, 2039. Alaska is the only U.S. state in the path for that eclipse.
“X” marks the spot! The eclipse will pass over a part of Texas where a total solar eclipse will pass just six months later, in April 2024.
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This annular eclipse is the second of three notable solar eclipses viewable from the US. It follows the US total eclipse of August 2017, and comes six months before the Mexico-US-Canada total eclipse of
April 2024. Annularity, where the Sun forms a ‘ring of fire’ around the Moon, is visible along a narrow path that crosses the US from Oregon to Texas. It then passes over Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula, plus parts of Central America, Colombia, and Brazil. Elsewhere in the Americas—from Alaska to Argentina—a
partial eclipse will be visible. The timeanddate team will broadcast this eclipse live from the world-famous city of Roswell, New Mexico. Is this Annular Solar Eclipse visible in Toronto? The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like near the maximum point. The curvature of the Moon's path is due to the Earth's rotation. Live Eclipse Animation will start at: Live Eclipse Animation has ended. You are using an outdated browser, to view the animation please update or switch to a modern browser. Alternatively you can view the old animation by clicking here. Try our new interactive eclipse maps. Zoom in and search for accurate eclipse times and visualizations for any location. Regions seeing, at least, a partial eclipse: West in Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic.What the
Eclipse Will Look Like Near the Maximum Point
Where to See the Eclipse
Path of the Eclipse Shadow
- Eugene, Oregon, USA
- Corvallis, Oregon, USA
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
- Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
- Midland, Texas, USA
- San Angelo, Texas, USA
- San Antonio, Texas, USA
- Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico
- Orange Walk Town, Belize
- Belmopan, Belize
- San Pedro, Belize
- Belize City, Belize
- Dangriga, Belize
- La Ceiba, Honduras
- Limón, Costa Rica
- Santiago de Veraguas, Panama
- Cali, Colombia
- São Félix do Xingu, Pará, Brazil
- Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil
- Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Mexico City, Ciudad de México, Mexico
- Havana, Cuba
- Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Punta Gorda, Belize
- San Salvador, El Salvador
- Tegucigalpa, Honduras
- George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
- Managua, Nicaragua
- Kingston, Jamaica
- San Jose, Costa Rica
- Panama, Panama
- Bogota, Colombia
- Quito, Ecuador
- Caracas, Venezuela
- Iquitos, Loreto, Peru
- Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
- Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Is this eclipse visible in Toronto?
Eclipse Shadow Path
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3D Eclipse Animation
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Note: The animation follows the eclipse shadow from west to east, its point of view moving around the planet at a greater speed than Earth's rotation. If you don't take into account this rapid change of perspective, it may look like Earth is spinning in the wrong direction.
Where the Eclipse Is Visible
Use our interactive map to click on any location and see eclipse animations, local times, and average cloud cover. You can also keep an eye on our broadcast schedule: we will show this eclipse LIVE!
Warning: Never look directly at the Sun without proper eye protection.
The Moon's antumbra, the portion of its shadow that causes the annular eclipse, will first make landfall on the coast of Oregon. Here, the Moon will begin to move in front of the Sun's disk at 8:04 am local time. It will then move across parts of Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and Texas, also touching peripheral areas of California, Idaho, Colorado, and Arizona along the way.
Farther south, the eclipse will be visible in parts of the Yucatán peninsula in southwestern Mexico and several Central American countries, including Belize, Honduras, and Panama. It will then sweep across central Colombia and a large stretch of northern Brazil before coming to an end in the Atlantic ocean, just off Natal, Brazil.
When the Eclipse Happens Worldwide — Timeline
The eclipse starts at one location and ends at another. The times below are actual times [in UTC] when the eclipse occurs.
First location to see the partial eclipse begin | Oct 14 at 15:03:45 | Oct 14 at 11:03:45 am |
First location to see the full eclipse begin | Oct 14 at 16:10:09 | Oct 14 at 12:10:09 pm |
Maximum Eclipse | Oct 14 at 17:59:27 | Oct 14 at 1:59:27 pm |
Last location to see the full eclipse end | Oct 14 at 19:48:56 | Oct 14 at 3:48:56 pm |
Last location to see the partial eclipse end | Oct 14 at 20:55:11 | Oct 14 at 4:55:11 pm |
* These local times do not refer to a specific location but indicate the beginning, peak, and end of the eclipse on a global scale, each line referring to a different location. Please note that the local times for Toronto are meant as a guideline in case you want to view the eclipse via a live webcam. They do not mean that the eclipse is necessarily visible there.
Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds.
Eclipses visible in Toronto.
Next Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Oct 2, 2024.
An Eclipse Never Comes Alone!
A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse.
Usually, there are two eclipses in a row, but other times, there are three during the same eclipse season.
All eclipses 1900 — 2199
This is the first eclipse this season.
Second eclipse this season: October 28, 2023 — Partial Lunar Eclipse
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