Solar Eclipse. Breakdown and best way to see
Meteorologist Zack Shields has all the details about the out of this world experience and the best way to view it, just remember to wear those glasses!
Fox – 7 Austin
If you miss Monday’s total solar eclipse, you’ll have to wait 21 years to see the next one in Oklahoma.
The next time a total solar eclipse will be viewable from Oklahoma will be on Aug. 12, 2045. On that day, totality will pass across northern California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado and Kansas before reaching Oklahoma City.
During the 2024 eclipse, only a small patch of Oklahoma saw the magnificent show that is a total eclipse. In 2045, however, much of northern and northeast Oklahoma should be able to view totality.
States in the path of totality for the 2045 total solar eclipse
States in the path of totality — where residents will see the moon completely block the sun — include not only Oklahoma but also:
California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Florida, Kansas, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Georgia.
The eclipse will cover not only the U.S., but also the Caribbean and South America, according to NationalEclipse.com.
States that will see a partial eclipse in 2045
A partial solar eclipse will be visible in: Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
See path of eclipse across the globe as provided by timeanddate.com.
The maximum duration of totality for this eclipse will be 6 minutes and 6 seconds, according to NationalEclipse.com.
Here’s how the total solar eclipse will look from your location in 2045
Want to see what the 2045 total solar eclipse will look like, and when it’ll happen where you live? See an animation provided by timeanddate.com.
Enter your city for precise times.
You don’t have to wait until 2045 for the next total solar eclipse
If you have the means to travel, there are other opportunities outside the contiguous United States to see a total solar eclipse in the coming years, according to NationalEclipse.com.
Future total solar eclipses and where they’ll be visible:
- Aug. 12, 2026: Spain, Iceland, Arctic Circle
- Aug. 2, 2027: North Africa, Middle East
- July 22, 2028: Australia, New Zealand
- Nov. 25, 2030: Africa, Australia
- Mar. 30, 2033: United States, Russia. The path of totality passes over Alaska. Forty-five states, including Oklahoma, will see a partial eclipse.
- Mar. 20, 2034: Africa, Middle East, Asia
- Sept. 2, 2035: Asia
- July 13, 2037: Australia, New Zealand
- Dec. 26, 2038: Australia, New Zealand
- Dec. 15, 2039: Antarctica
- April 30, 2041: Africa
- April 20, 2042: Southeast Asia
- April 9, 2043: Russia
- Aug. 23, 2044: United States, Greenland, Canada. The path of totality only includes Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Twenty-one states, including Oklahoma, will see a partial eclipse.
- Aug. 12, 2045: United States, Caribbean, South America. Totality is expected to pass over Oklahoma City.