Watching a total eclipse of the Sun is an unforgettable experience. As we reviewed in the preceding section, these are relatively common phenomena in the world. However, they can’t always be seen from any city since, sometimes, they happen in the poles or the middle of the ocean. That’s why when it is visible on solid ground, thousands of people travel to watch them.
| VISIBLE ECLIPSES FROM CHILE IN THE 21ST CENTURY | ||
| Date | Region | Total time |
| July 11th, 2010 |
Valparaiso (Easter Island) and Magallanes and the Chilean Antarctic |
5 min 20 s |
| July 2nd, 2019 | Coquimbo and Atacama | 4 min 32 s |
| December 14th,
2020 |
La Araucania and Los Rios | 2 min 10 s |
| December 4th, 2021 | Magallanes and the
Chilean Antarctic |
1 min 54 s |
| December 5th, 2048 | Aysén del General Carlos
Ibáñez del Campo and Los Lagos |
3 min 28 s |
| August 12nd, 2064 | Valparaiso, Metropolitan
Region, and Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins |
4 min 28 s |
| August 3rd, 2073 | Magallanes and the
Chilean Antarctic |
2 min 29 s |
| January 16th, 2075 | Coquimbo | 2 min 42 s |
*The eclipses on April, 20th of 2023 and November, 14th of 2031 are hybrid, which means that from some places will be a total eclipse, while in others annular.
| DATES AND PLACES OF THE NEXT
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSES UNTIL 2040 | ||
| Eclipse date | Place | Total time |
| July 2nd, 2019 | Chile and Argentina | 4 min 33s |
| December 14th,
2020 |
Chile and Argentina | 2 min 10s |
| December 4th, 2021 | Antarctic | 1 min 54s |
| April 20th, 2023 * | Indonesia, Australia,
Papua New Guinea |
1 min 16s |
| April 8th, 2024 | Mexico, EEUU,
Canada |
4 min 28s |
| August 12th, 2026 | Artic, Greenland,
Iceland, Spain |
2 min 18s |
| August 2nd, 2027 | Morocco, Spain,
Algeria, Lybia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia |
6 min 23s |
| July 22nd, 2028 | Australia, New
Zeeland |
5 min 10s |
| November 25th,
2030 |
Botswana, South
Africa, Australia |
3 min 44s |
| November 14th,
2031* |
Panama | 1 min 08s |
| March 30th, 2033 | Russia, Alaska | 2 min 37s |
| March 20th, 2034 | Nigeria, Cameroon,
Chad, Sudan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, China |
4 min 09s |
| September 2nd,
2035 |
China, Korea, Japan | 2 min 54s |
| July 13th, 2037 | Australia, New
Zeland |
3 min 58s |
| December 26th,
2038 |
Australia, New
Zeeland |
2 min 18s |
| December 15th, 2039 | Antarctic | 1 min 51s |
*Data obtained from https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/solar.html
