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Eclipses

Total solar eclipse

Saturday, August 12, 2045

Path of totality

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Cities along the path

Cities along the path

Time of maximum in UTC, to the minute: when the centre of the shadow passes nearest.

  1. 16:39UTCColorado SpringsUnited States
  2. 16:53UTCOklahoma CityUnited States
  3. 17:39UTCMiamiUnited States
  4. 18:07UTCSantiago de los CaballerosDominican Republic
  5. 18:10UTCSanto DomingoDominican Republic
  6. 19:06UTCBelémBrazil
  7. 19:11UTCSão LuísBrazil
  8. 19:19UTCRecifeBrazil

The eclipse at a glance

Greatest eclipse
17:41:10 UTC25.9° N, 78.6° W
Obscuration
100%of the Sun covered at greatest eclipse
Saros family
Aug 2, 2027, one saros beforeEclipses about 18 years and 11 days apart, with the same orbital geometry and shifted about 120° west each cycle.
The central path crosses 11 countries and territories
  • United States of America
  • The Bahamas
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Haiti
  • Dominican Republic
  • Venezuela
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Guyana
  • Suriname
  • French Guiana
  • Brazil