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You\u2019ve decided to go see a total solar eclipse. You\u2019ve made a good choice \u2014 it\u2019s one of nature\u2019s great events. But which one? That\u2019s easy \u2014 the next one. Given that life is short and global pandemics are not unheard of, I advise grabbing the very next opportunity.<\/p>\n
When Is The Next Eclipse?<\/p>\n
The next total solar eclipse will come on Aug. 12, 2026, when eastern Greenland, western Iceland and northern Spain experience a short totality of about two minutes. The one after that, however, is so tempting. It crosses southern Spain, North Africa and Saudi Arabia. It crosses the Valley of the Kings and Mecca. Totality lasts a whopping six minutes and 23 seconds.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s more, this spectacular event is now only 854 days away.<\/p>\n
Choosing Between Eclipses<\/p>\n
Total solar eclipses should never be judged on how long totality lasts. That\u2019s fool\u2019s gold. It\u2019s that they happen at all. However, there\u2019s so much going on for the total solar eclipse on Aug. 2, 2027, that you need to know about it now \u2014 before all the organized trips get booked and the hotel rooms are filled.<\/p>\n
If you can only afford to travel to one eclipse, make it 2026 \u2014 the next one. If traveling to two is a possibility, 2027 is unmissable.<\/p>\n
The path of totality on Aug. 2, 2027. <\/p>\n
FRED ESPENAK (ECLIPSEWISE.COM) MICHAEL ZEILER (GREATAMERICANECLIPSE.COM) <\/p>\n
Total Solar Eclipse 2027<\/p>\n
The 2027 total solar eclipse will be visible from a 160-mile (275-km) wide path of totality 9,462 miles (15,227 km) long that crosses southern Spain (that country\u2019s second totality within a solar year), northern Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Saudia Arabia and Yemen. Southern Spain and Morocco are good choices for an easy, uncrowded eclipse, albeit where the totality will be substantially shorter (again, that\u2019s not important). According to timeanddate<\/a>, 88.9 million people live in that path of totality.<\/p>\n The ultra-long totality on Aug. 2. 2027, is no surprise. It\u2019s part of a family of very long total solar eclipses that occur every 18 years in the 21st century. One last one was in China and Japan in 2009. The next one is in 2045 across the U.S.<\/p>\n Why Everyone\u2019s Going To Luxor<\/p>\n However, eclipse chasers will flock to Luxor in Egypt, home to both almost certain clear skies and the temples at Karnak and Luxor on the east bank, and on the west bank the huge temple of Hatshepsut, the Colossi of Menmon and the Valleys of the Kings and Queens.<\/p>\n