Solar & Lunar Eclipse Calendar
Find solar and lunar eclipses around the world, then check when the next solar eclipse will be visible at your coordinates. Times are shown in UTC.
Why eclipses need location context
A solar eclipse occurs near a new moon, when the Moon’s shadow can reach Earth. The shadow covers a limited region, so an eclipse listed in the global calendar might not be seen at your place. A lunar eclipse occurs near a full moon, when the Moon passes through Earth’s shadow; it can be viewed from the nighttime side of Earth.
The displayed zodiac sign is the Sun’s geocentric tropical longitude for a solar eclipse or the Moon’s for a lunar eclipse at the calculated peak. It is a chart reference, not a prediction about an individual.
How to use this calendar
Reading a global list
The global table gives the UTC peak, eclipse type, and the Sun’s tropical position for a solar eclipse or Moon’s position for a lunar eclipse. It shows central-shadow coordinates only for total and annular solar eclipses. That single point is not a visibility map, and a listed event might not be visible where you live.
Looking up one place
Enter latitude and east-positive longitude to find the next local solar eclipse. The result reports the calculated obscured fraction of the Sun’s apparent disc, the contact times, and the Sun’s altitude at each contact. A negative altitude places the Sun below the horizon, while buildings, terrain, and weather can affect real viewing.
Timing and scope
The search supports 1, 5, or 10 global years within 1800–2100, with minute-rounded UTC output and a CSV download. The local lookup uses a sea-level observer and shows the next event rather than every eclipse in a year. It makes no prediction about personal events and does not provide an unsafe viewing method for the Sun.