A concise summary of all solar eclipses from 2011 through 2020 is presented in the following table. The first column gives the calendar Date of the instant on greatest eclipse1. The second column lists the Eclipse Type which is either Total, Annular, Hybrid2 or Partial. The number of the Saros series which the eclipse belongs to is found in the third column. Eclipses in a given Saros series recur every 18 years 11 days. The Eclipse Magnitude3 (fourth column) gives the fraction of the Sun's diameter obscured at the instant of greatest eclipse. For total and annular eclipses the Central Duration4 gives the length of the eclipse as seen from the central line at greatest eclipse. Finally, the Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility5 provides a brief description of where each eclipse will be seen.
Several data fields in the summary table provide links to more information and graphics for every eclipse. Maps for each eclipse may be seen by clicking the eclipse's Date. This links to an orthographic projection map of Earth showing the region of visibility for that eclipse. The path of the Moon's penumbral shadow (cyan and magenta) covers the region of partial eclipse. The track of the umbral/antumbral shadow (blue/red) defines the path of total or annular eclipse. These figures are described in greater detail in the Key to Solar Eclipse Maps. Each figure is stored as a gif of approximately 60 kilobytes.
Solar Eclipses: 2011 - 2020
| Date |
Eclipse
Type |
Saros |
Eclipse3
Magnitude |
Central4
Duration |
Geographic Region of
Eclipse Visibility5 |
| 2011 Jan 04 |
Partial |
151 |
0.857 |
- |
Europe, Africa, c Asia |
| 2011 Jun 01 |
Partial |
118 |
0.601 |
- |
e Asia, n N. America, Iceland |
| 2011 Jul 01 |
Partial |
156 |
0.097 |
- |
s Indian Ocean |
| 2011 Nov 25 |
Partial |
123 |
0.905 |
- |
s Africa, Antarctica, Tasmania, N.Z. |
| 2012 May 20 |
Annular |
128 |
0.944 |
05m46s |
Asia, Pacific, N. America
[Annular: China, Japan, Pacific, w U.S.] |
| 2012 Nov 13 |
Total |
133 |
1.050 |
04m02s |
Australia, N.Z., s Pacific, s S. America
[Total: n Australia, s Pacific] |
| 2013 May 10 |
Annular |
138 |
0.954 |
06m03s |
Australia, N.Z., c Pacific
[Annular: n Australia, Solomon Is., c Pacific] |
| 2013 Nov 03 |
Hybird |
143 |
0.984 |
01m40s |
e Americas, s Europe, Africa
[Hybid: Atlantic, c Africa] |
| 2014 Apr 29 |
Annular |
148 |
0.984 |
00m00s |
s Indian, Australia, Antarctica
[Annular: Antarctica] |
| 2014 Oct 23 |
Partial |
153 |
0.811 |
- |
n Pacific, N. America |
| 2015 Mar 20 |
Total |
120 |
1.045 |
04m09s |
e Asia, Australia, Pacific
[Total: Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, Pacific] |
| 2016 Sep 01 |
Annular |
135 |
0.974 |
03m06s |
Africa, Indian Ocean
[Annular: Atlantic, c Africa, Madagascar, Indian] |
| 2017 Feb 26 |
Annular |
140 |
0.992 |
00m44s |
s S. America, Atlantic, Africa, Antarctica
[Annular: Pacific, Chile, Argentina, Atlantic, Africa] |
| 2017 Aug 21 |
Total |
145 |
1.031 |
02m40s |
N. America, n S. America
[Total: n Pacific, U.S., s Atlantic] |
| 2018 Feb 15 |
Partial |
150 |
0.599 |
- |
Antarctica, s S. America |
| 2018 Jul 13 |
Parital |
117 |
0.337 |
- |
s Australia |
| 2018 Aug 11 |
Partial |
155 |
0.736 |
- |
n Europe, ne Asia |
| 2019 Jan 06 |
Partial |
122 |
0.715 |
- |
ne Asia, n Pacific |
| 2019 Jul 02 |
Total |
127 |
1.046 |
04m33s |
s Pacific, S. America
[Total: s Pacific, Chile, Argentina] |
| 2019 Dec 26 |
Annular |
132 |
0.970 |
03m39s |
Asia, Australia
[Annular: Saudi Arabia, India, Sumatra, Borneo] |
| 2020 Jun 21 |
Annular |
137 |
0.994 |
00m38s |
Africa, se Europe, Asia
[Annular: c Africa, s Asia, China, Pacific] |
| 2020 Dec 14 |
Total |
142 |
1.025 |
02m10s |
Pacific, s S. America, Antarctica
[Total: s Pacific, Chile, Argentina, s Atlantic] |
Geographic abbreviations (used above): n = north, s = south, e = east, w = west, c = central
Footnotes
1Greatest Eclipse is the instant when the distance between the Moon's shadow axis and Earth's center reaches a minimum.
2Hybrid eclipses are also known as annular/total eclipses. Such an eclipse is both total and annular along different sections of its umbral path.
3Eclipse magnitude is the fraction of the Sun's diameter obscured by the Moon. For annular eclipses, the eclipse magnitude is always less than 1. For total eclipses, the eclipse magnitude is always greater than or equal to 1. For both annular and total eclipses, the value listed is actually the ratio of diameters between the Moon and the Sun.
4Central Duration is the duration of a total or annular eclipse at Greatest Eclipse. Greatest Eclipse is the instant when the axis of the Moon's shadow passes closest to Earth's center.
5Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility is the portion of Earth's surface where a partial eclipse can be seen. The central path of a total or annular eclipse covers a much smaller region of Earth and is described in brackets [].