{"id":564984,"date":"2026-07-02T10:37:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T10:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/564984\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T10:37:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T10:37:13","slug":"nasa-drops-map-of-next-total-solar-eclipse-and-it-visits-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/564984\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Drops Map Of Next Total Solar Eclipse \u2014 And It Visits The U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"

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A map showing where path of totality for the 2026 total solar eclipse.<\/p>\n

NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio<\/p>\n

NASA has published<\/a> a new map to help eclipse-chasers plan for the next total solar eclipse, but in Canada and some parts of the the U.S., there will be no totality \u2014 just a small partial solar eclipse. <\/p>\n

The total solar eclipse, which will be seen only in parts of Europe, it will come on the same day as the annual Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak under dark, moonless skies, creating a unique day for skywatchers. <\/p>\n

NASA\u2019s map joins another from the European Space Agency<\/a> as Europe prepares for its first total solar eclipse on the mainland since 1999.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s everything you need to know about using NASA\u2019s map to see the August 12, 2026 solar eclipse from the U.S. and Canada. <\/p>\n

Where And When the 2026 Eclipse Will Be Visible<\/p>\n

On Aug. 12, 2026, the moon\u2019s dark central shadow will project a path of totality across eastern Greenland, western Iceland, the Atlantic Ocean and northern Spain. However, NASA\u2019s map also shows a partial solar eclipse visible from a much wider zone across the Northern Hemisphere, including Alaska, the northeastern U.S. and every Canadian province.<\/p>\n

No part of North America will see totality, as it did during the \u201cGreat North American Eclipse\u201d on April 8, 2024<\/a>. Instead, the moon will only appear to take a bite from the sun \u2014 a modest view for most, but significant in Alaska, Atlantic Canada and parts of New England, as well as in remote Nunavut. <\/p>\n

Understanding NASA\u2019s Eclipse Map<\/p>\n

NASA\u2019s map \u2014 designed by NASA\u2019s eclipse cartographer, Ernie Wright, and published on the webpage for NASA<\/a>\u2019s Scientific Visualization Studio \u2014 shows two different parts of the moon\u2019s shadow. The narrow central shadow is the umbra, where the sun is completely blocked and a total solar eclipse is visible. The much broader outer shadow is the penumbra, where the sun is only partly blocked, and a partial solar eclipse is visible. Here\u2019s what the colors mean:<\/p>\n