Overview
- NASA-based schedules confirm four major eclipses in 2026: an annular solar eclipse on February 17, a total lunar eclipse on March 3, a total solar eclipse on August 12, and a partial lunar eclipse on August 27–28.
- The February 17 annular eclipse will show a full ring over Antarctica, with a partial view from parts of Europe, Africa, North America, and surrounding oceans, and it will not be visible from Mexico.
- Specialists describe the February event as an extreme annular eclipse with the Moon covering more than 96% of the Sun near lunar apogee, with the ring phase brief within a multi-hour event.
- The August 12 total solar eclipse is cataloged as the longest of the century, with totality crossing Greenland, Iceland, northern Spain, Russia, and Portugal, and no visibility from Mexico.
- For Mexico, the March 3 total lunar eclipse is expected overnight (peak around 5:33 a.m. local time), and the August 27–28 partial lunar eclipse will be visible in the evening through late night, weather permitting.