Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. NASA has published a new map for the August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse, which will be visible across eastern ...

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The total solar eclipse of 2026 is here. Learn everything you need to know about how and when to see it.

The next total solar eclipse visible in the contiguous U.S. will be on Aug. 23, 2044, according to NASA. On Aug. 12, 2045, a total solar eclipse will be visible over almost all of Florida, according to NationalEclipse.com. The maximum duration of totality for this eclipse will be 6 minutes and 6 seconds, according to NationalEclipse.com.