Eclipse Timing

Astronomy

An eclipse season is a roughly 34 to 37 day period during which the Sun is close enough to one of the Moon’s nodal points for an eclipse to occur if the geometry aligns. Eclip...

Science & Astronomy

Solar eclipses occur when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, briefly turning daylight into dusk for a narrow path of viewers. In any given year, there are between two an...

Science & Astronomy

A solar eclipse starts at first contact, when the Moon"s penumbra touches the Sun"s disk, and the partial phase begins. For any location, the precise start depends on your coord...

space-astronomy

The next solar eclipse depends on where you stand on Earth and what kind of eclipse you mean, because there are two to five solar eclipses each year. For most places, the next w...

science

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, briefly blocking some or all of the Sun’s light. This can only happen during a new moon, when the Moonâ€...

space-astronomy

A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon fully covers the Sun’s bright disk, revealing the Sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona. The timing of this event matters whether you...