In the United States, the next total solar eclipse will happen on August 21, 2017 — the first time since 1979.
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If you won't see the total solar eclipse, here's when your next chance will be
It's been nearly four decades since the last total solar eclipse in the US. The next one will occur in 2024.
7th March 1970: Ten separate exposures on a single frame show the phases of a partial solar eclipse in the sky over Washington, DC.
Next week's eclipse will be the first to cross the entire continental United States since 1918, however.
According to NASA, the total solar eclipse on
On August 21, only people in the relatively thin line of totality will get to see the full eclipse; most parts of the country will only see a partial one (when the moon covers a portion of the sun). If you're not going to see the total effect this year, though, your next chance is not too far away.
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In Earth's history, there have been some 3 billion solar eclipses in the US alone, though some were partial rather than total.
The best cities in the US to see it will be
Here's a map of the August 21 eclipse's path across the country:
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