{"id":369226,"date":"2026-08-12T09:50:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T09:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/369226\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T09:50:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T09:50:34","slug":"when-will-the-next-solar-eclipse-will-be-visible-from-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/369226\/","title":{"rendered":"When will the next solar eclipse will be visible from Florida?"},"content":{"rendered":"

While millions will witness the spectacle of a total solar eclipse Wednesday, Floridians will miss out on seeing the celestial event.<\/p>\n

Residents and visitors in Greenland, Iceland and parts of western Europe will see the eclipse in totality, while a partial eclipse will be visible from as far away as the northern United States.<\/p>\n

A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth, temporarily blocking sunlight from reaching portions of the globe.<\/p>\n

NASA says complete darkness will last for only a few minutes at most locations within the path of totality, while the entire eclipse will be visible for several hours from any given location.<\/p>\n

\"August<\/p>\n

August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse map.<\/p>\n

Weather conditions can always play a role for anyone hoping to see the eclipse in the visibility zone.<\/p>\n

Cloud cover associated with storm systems passing over the Northern Hemisphere will be the greatest potential hindrance for skywatchers, but smoke from wildfires could also lead to reduced visibilities.<\/p>\n

NASA says solar eclipses occur during the new moon cycle when the lunar body lines up in a straight line between the Sun and Earth, which occurs at most twice a year.<\/p>\n

While Floridians will miss out on seeing Wednesday’s solar eclipse, skywatchers will have another astronomical event to look forward to later in the month.<\/p>\n

A lunar eclipse will be visible across much of the Americas, Europe and Africa on the night of Aug. 27 through the morning hours of Aug. 28.<\/p>\n

A lunar eclipse occurs when the alignment starts with the Sun, followed by Earth and ends with the Moon, with the globe casting a shadow across the lunar surface.<\/p>\n

\"Lunar<\/p>\n

Lunar eclipse explainer graphic.<\/p>\n

Because the alignment will not be in a straight line, the event will not be capable of being a total lunar eclipse, but that will not stop more than 95% of the Moon from temporarily disappearing during the night sky.<\/p>\n

Across the Sunshine State, the lunar eclipse will begin shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27, and last until nearly 2 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 28.<\/p>\n

Unlike during a solar eclipse, the lunar eclipse will not require any specialized equipment for safely viewing the event with the naked eye.<\/p>\n

Protective eye gear is required while observing a partial, annular or total solar eclipse, when direct sunlight is in view.<\/p>\n

The last solar eclipse visible from the state occurred on April 8, 2024, when cities across Florida experienced roughly 40% to 70% obscuration of the Sun.<\/p>\n

The next solar eclipse that will be visible from Florida will be on Jan. 26, 2028, but a more significant event is scheduled to occur on Aug. 12, 2045, when the path of totality will move over the state.<\/p>\n

\"Map<\/p>\n

Map of the total solar eclipse on August 12, 2045.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While millions will witness the spectacle of a total solar eclipse Wednesday, Floridians will miss out on seeing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":369227,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[232,234,233],"class_list":["post-369226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee-headlines","tag-tallahassee-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=369226"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369226\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/369227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=369226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=369226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=369226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}