On August 12, 2045, a total solar eclipse will occur in the U.S., the Caribbean, and South America. In the U.S., the path of totality will cross over California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. In the Caribbean, the path of totality will cross over The Bahamas, the Turks and Caicos (United Kingdom), Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Trinidad and Tobago. In South America, the path of totality will cross over Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana (France), and Brazil. The maximum duration of totality for this eclipse will be 6 minutes and 6 seconds. The maps below show the path of totality over the U.S., the Caribbean, and South America. To experience the total phase of the eclipse, you must be located within the path of totality represented on the maps below. Areas outside the path of totality will get a partial solar eclipse only.
In the U.S., a partial solar eclipse will also occur in Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Remember that you must use special eclipse safety glasses or viewers at all times during the partial phases of a total solar eclipse. The NationalEclipse.com Eclipse Store offers a wide variety of certified safe eclipse glasses and viewers.
For an interactive map of the path of totality, use the interactive eclipse maps developed by Xavier Jubier.
For an interactive map of the path of totality, use the interactive eclipse maps developed by Xavier Jubier.
