TOLEDO, Ohio — Millions of people witnessed a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. Now that it's over, many are asking when will the next one be. Sit tight - depending on how far you're willing to travel, it could be a while.
Internationally speaking, the next total solar eclipse on the planet will occur on August 12, 2026 in Greenland, Spain and Iceland.
To see another total solar eclipse in the continental United States, you'll have to wait several decades. The next time totality will be visible in the United States - Aug. 23, 2044 - it will only cross a small portion of the Northern Plains, touching only Montana and North Dakota.
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Just a year later, another total solar eclipse will cross the United States, making landfall in northern California, cross the Rocky Mountains, pass through the Central Plains, cross much of the deep south and end in Florida. This eclipse will occur on Aug. 12, 2045.
Small portions of the U.S. also fall in the path of totality in 2052, 2078 and 2079.
The last time Ohio saw a total solar eclipse before 2024 was June 16, 1806. To see one again, you'll have to wait a while - but not over 200 years.
In Ohio, you'll have to wait until Sept. 14, 2099, when the path of totality will stretch from Montana to Ohio to North Carolina. Toledo, Columbus and Athens will be in the path of totality.
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