{"id":141522,"date":"2026-01-28T19:15:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T19:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/141522\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T19:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T19:15:12","slug":"will-there-be-an-eclipse-in-texas-in-2026-heres-where-to-see-eclipses-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/141522\/","title":{"rendered":"Will there be an eclipse in Texas in 2026? Here\u2019s where to see eclipses this year"},"content":{"rendered":"

In April 2024, Dallasites watched the moon blot out the sun, casting a shadow that turned afternoon into twilight for nearly four minutes<\/a>. The surreal experience has probably left many wondering: When\u2019s the next eclipse? <\/p>\n

While Dallas won\u2019t experience another full solar eclipse until 2317<\/a>, the good news is that several eclipses are happening this year \u2014 including some visible in Texas. Here\u2019s when and where to see them. <\/p>\n

Feb. 17: An annular solar eclipse<\/p>\n

An annular solar eclipse occurs when the moon is near its farthest point from Earth and passes between it and the sun, making it appear slightly smaller than the sun, according to NASA<\/a>. This results in the moon not fully covering the sun, leaving a bright \u201cring of fire\u201d around the moon\u2019s dark disk. <\/p>\n

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The moon moves past the sun during an annular solar eclipse in Puerto San Julian, Argentina, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. <\/p>\n

Natacha Pisarenko \/ AP<\/p>\n

On Feb. 17, the eclipse\u2019s path of annularity will stretch about 2,661 miles across Earth. The ring of fire will last up to 2 minutes and 20 seconds at its peak over Antarctica, according to Forbes<\/a>. This event will appear as a partial eclipse elsewhere, such as in Africa and South America and over the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans. <\/p>\n

March 3: A total lunar eclipse<\/p>\n

When Earth is positioned between the moon and the sun, and the moon is in its full phase, circumstances are ripe for a lunar eclipse. During this celestial event, Earth\u2019s shadow falls on the moon\u2019s surface, dimming its pearly brightness and sometimes turning it a striking red, according to NASA<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The agency said a total lunar eclipse on March 3 will be visible from start to finish across Western North America, Eastern Australia, New Zealand and Northern Japan. <\/p>\n

The eclipse will be visible before dawn across the United States, with the Far West in the sweet spot for best views. It will also be visible in Texas but not as apparent, according to a map from Sky and Telescope<\/a>, an astronomy publication. <\/p>\n

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The blood moon lunar eclipse is seen by the Old Red Museum of Dallas County History and Culture on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 in Downtown Dallas.<\/p>\n

Shafkat Anowar \/ Staff Photographer<\/p>\n

As the moon slides into Earth\u2019s shadow, it will take on a reddish cast. The peak of totality, or total coverage, will be about 58 minutes. It\u2019s the only total lunar eclipse of 2026. The next one won\u2019t take place anywhere on Earth until Dec. 31, 2028, according to Forbes<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Aug. 12: A total solar eclipse<\/p>\n

This total eclipse will be visible in Greenland, Iceland, Spain, Russia and a small area of Portugal, according to EarthSky<\/a>, an astronomy website. The longest duration of complete darkness will be around two minutes. The eclipse will appear as a partial one in Europe, Africa and North America and over the Atlantic, Arctic and Pacific oceans. <\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t seem that this eclipse will be visible in Texas, based on the map from Sky and Telescope<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Solar flares from the sun radiate out from behind the moon during a total solar eclipse in Dallas, April 8, 2024.<\/p>\n

Tom Fox \/ Staff Photographer<\/p>\n

Aug. 27 to 28: A partial lunar eclipse<\/p>\n

This eclipse will be visible in Africa, Europe, Scandinavia, Iceland, parts of Greenland, Antarctica, most of the Americas (including in Texas, according to Sky and Telescope\u2019s map) and the eastern Pacific Ocean. <\/p>\n

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A partial lunar eclipse and supermoon is seen over downtown Dallas, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024.<\/p>\n

El\u00edas Valverde II \/ Staff Photographer<\/p>\n

Beginning a little after 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 27, the eclipse will reach its peak at 11:12 p.m., when the greatest portion of the moon will be inside Earth\u2019s darkest shadow. The partial eclipse ends at 12:51 a.m. the next day, and the event lasts about 5 hours and 38 minutes, according to Space.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Miriam Fauzia is a science reporting fellow at The Dallas Morning News. Her fellowship is supported by the University of Texas at Dallas. The News makes all editorial decisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In April 2024, Dallasites watched the moon blot out the sun, casting a shadow that turned afternoon into…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":141523,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[223,4919,59544,27,29,28],"class_list":["post-141522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-news","tag-science-and-medicine","tag-solar-eclipse","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141522\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/141523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}