Eclipses 2026
A solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes in front of the Sun, at a new Moon; a lunar eclipse, when the Moon moves through Earth’s shadow, at a full Moon. Both can only happen when the Moon is close to one of its nodes, the points where its orbit crosses the Sun’s apparent path.
In 2026, 2 solar eclipses and 2 lunar eclipses.
Annular solar eclipse
· Paris time
12:12 UTC · Sun at 28°50′ Aquarius
Total lunar eclipse
· Paris time
11:34 UTC · Moon at 12°52′ Virgo
Total solar eclipse
· Paris time
17:46 UTC · Sun at 20°02′ Leo
Partial lunar eclipse
· Paris time
04:13 UTC · Moon at 4°51′ Pisces
Types of eclipse
- Total: the Moon covers the whole Sun, or the whole Moon passes into Earth’s shadow.
- Annular: the Moon is too far from Earth to cover the Sun completely, leaving a ring of sunlight.
- Partial: only part of the Sun is covered, or only part of the Moon passes into Earth’s shadow.
The time given is greatest eclipse, a single instant for the whole Earth; each eclipse is visible from only part of the globe.
Calculated with Swiss Ephemeris 2.10.03, tropical zodiac, geocentric. Times to the minute, in Paris time and in Universal Time (UTC).
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