When did the last total solar eclipse happen? Prior to 2024, the last total solar eclipse visible in the contiguous United States occurred on Aug. 21, 2017.

This year's eclipse won't cover as much ground as the one from 2024, but 13 states in the northeastern region of the U.S. should still have a view of the partial solar eclipse.

Today's the day: A solar eclipse will darken the skies in the northeastern US and Canada in the early hours of Saturday. Unlike the “Great American Eclipse” of 2024, however, this will not be ...

The total solar eclipse's path of totality - where the moon completely blocks the face of the sun - stretches across portions of 13 US states as well as parts of Canada and Mexico.

Here’s how it works. Birds rest on a tree as the moon partially obscures the sun during a partial solar eclipse visible from Lahore on October 25, 2022. (Image credit: ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images) ...

Today marks the 1-year anniversary of the 2024 total solar eclipse. Ohio's skies began to dim a little before 2 p.m. April 8, 2024, and were completely dark by 3:10 p.m. when the moon fully ...