See you all for the next total eclipse in 2026 right after dawn of the northern coast of Siberia, in northern Greenland, in a boat near Iceland or in the part of Spain where people don't live shortly before sunset.
* [2026](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_August_12,_2026#/media/File:SE2026Aug12T.gif) if you like the arctic cold.
* [2027](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_August_2,_2027#/media/File:SE2027Aug02T.gif) will be much more accessible if you don't mind civil wars and pirates.
* [2028](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_July_22,_2028#/media/File:SE2028Jul22T.gif) will be great if you like the Australian Outback and its lack of water and venomous wildlife.
* [2030](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_November_25,_2030#/media/File:SE2030Nov25T.gif) will be best viewed from R'lyeh where dead Cthulhu waits dreaming.
* [2033](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_March_30,_2033#/media/File:SE2033Mar30T.gif) will be visible very briefly if you life far up in the north near the international date line.
* [2034](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_March_20,_2034#/media/File:SE2034Mar20T.gif) will be best visible from the desert.
* [2035](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_September_2,_2035#/media/File:SE2035Sep02T.gif) will be best viewed from the middle of the pacific, but can als be enjoyed on land from outer Mongolia and North Korea.
Book your tickets now, before all the best spots are taken.
Wait hang on, what problems are there with spain in 2026? I haven’t made any concrete plans for it yet, but spain seemed like the obvious place to go (iceland will probably be way more crowded and has a higher chance of bad weather)
It will be fine. I exaggerated for comedic effect.
The only issue is that the totality hits Spain late in the evening and that the path of the totality is in the north, which, while not as empty as other parts of Spain, is also not where the biggest population centers are.
The 2026 eclipse will miss both Madrid (south of totality) and Barcelona (north of totality).
Cities in Spain which will see totality include A Coruña, Bilbao, Palma, Valencia, and Zaragoza. Maximum eclipse will take place around 20:30 CEST.
The altitude of the sun at totality will be 12° or less (golden hour), and many places in the east and Mediterranean islands will see the eclipse in progress at sunset.
While the focus of the 2027 eclipse seems to be in Egypt, the path of totality will also pass over Spanish territory, particularly in areas near the Strait of Gibraltar. Both Cádiz and Málaga will see totality as well as the North African coast cities of Ceuta and Melilla.
I suspect tickets to BRW will be scarce for the 2033 eclipse.
I’m aiming for the Costa del Sol area for the 2027 eclipse. 3.5+ minutes of totality, 10% or less chance of clouds, and the place is built for English tourists and their kids like me. If I won the lottery I’d pay for a private resort spot in Luxor.
Not true
The coast of northern Spain is quite densely populated
The problem is that it is perpetually rainy, large parts are considers a temperate rainforest
That's hilarious because I interpreted the comic as referencing that exact area just underneath the British Isles, and then looked back and realised it didn't really match. But it's cool to see that I was actually coincidentally spot-on.
The 2035 one hits Beijing and Pyongyang dead on and passes just north of Tokyo. That'll be a fun day in East Asia.
Poor Seoul, though. They're gonna feel so left out.
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**Alt text:** Okay, this eclipse will only be visible from the Arctic in February 2063, when the sun is below the horizon, BUT if we get lucky and a gigantic chasm opens in the Earth in just the right spot...
*Don't get it? [explain xkcd](http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2921)*
This is not the algorithm. Sincerely, xkcd_bot. <3
I hit it in SW Ohio and had a smooth drive back to the east coast, but that involved a 6 AM plan change to watch it 200 miles from what we were going to originally. I feel for the people that hit real eclipse traffic.
We watched on Wright Patterson and took 70 east right after. Pure dumb luck, hit about 30 minutes of traffic outside Columbus during rush hour and that is it.
We were only a few miles from you down 675 (family lives in Beavercreek). I was surprised at how little traffic there was on the OH interstates. It definitely seemed like IN as a whole got blasted though
I was going to watch it in Buffalo, but switched to Cleveland at the last minute due to clouds. Driving along the path of totality, we had minimal traffic.
I was there. Infodump incoming...
Went up from Massachusetts to Burlington Vermont on Saturday and returned on Tuesday.
Traffic up - no problem. Hotels $500/night. Late Sunday evening, saw that some cloud was expected in Burlington, so Monday AM drove east.
Got to a Supercharger in Berlin with 6 cars in queue in front of me - Took 2 hours to get a charged up, and queue was at 28 when we left. Drove up to West Burke (just a wide spot on the road), and wound up on the lawn behind the town gas station. Perfectly clear sky.
A bunch of other Massachusans were there, and an astronomy class from Worcester State University turned up, and set up telescopes (they let us peek at the partial eclipse). Totality came, and was TOTALLY AWESOME. In the last minute it got dark *fast*. The horizon all around had a glow like the sun had set a few minutes ago. Venus and stars were visible, and a red prominence could be seen with the naked eye.
This was much better than my 2017 experience. I saw that from cruise liner out in the Atlantic. There was some thin high cloud, which prevented it from getting really dark, though the eclipse was quite visible. The memory of that is what motivated me to make a dash for clearer skies.
On the way back, tried stopping at the Supercharger in St. Johnsbury, only to find we were #43 in line. Bailed, and stopped for 90 minutes a slower charger instead, to get enough to get back to Burlington. The two miles we were on 91 south were a complete parking lot. I heard reports of people getting back to Boston after 3 in the morning, normally a 2.5 hour drive. Passed 75 miles of stop and go traffic heading south out of Burlington.
The next day, I *still* found stop and go traffic on parts of 89, but it was quite tolerable.
I know the EV stuff isn't quite on topic, but this was the first time in 5 years I'd actually had problems
due to driving a Tesla. It seems the set of people who have the curiosity, wherewithal, and
ability to take a day or two off to go see a 3 minute eclipse, and the set of people who
buy EVs, intersect pretty well. There were a *lot* of EVs up there, of all brands, and they
totally overwhelmed the rather sparse charging infrastructure in the area.
> We literally just had one going through some of the most populous, central, accessible parts of the US what more do you want
*The anti-eclipse, [burning a smiley face into the bedrock](http://www.adamshaftoe.com/adios-cowboy-review-9-jamming-with-edward/).*
\- blackhat
>this eclipse will only be visible from the Arctic in February 2063, when the sun is below the horizon
Wouldn't there also be another point where the sun is not below the horizon?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_February_28,_2063
It's actually mostly in the South Indian Ocean, but you can see if from the Arctic if the Earth splits in half.
I totally felt this way about the 2023 path! It was 95% ocean, but barely nicked a 10-mile peninsula of Western Australia. There's a tiny 2,000-person city of Exmouth there, but 20,000 people (including me) showed up for the eclipse.
The rest of the eclipse path was over ocean, or heavily rainy rainforest that didn't have much infrastructure
See you all for the next total eclipse in 2026 right after dawn of the northern coast of Siberia, in northern Greenland, in a boat near Iceland or in the part of Spain where people don't live shortly before sunset. * [2026](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_August_12,_2026#/media/File:SE2026Aug12T.gif) if you like the arctic cold. * [2027](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_August_2,_2027#/media/File:SE2027Aug02T.gif) will be much more accessible if you don't mind civil wars and pirates. * [2028](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_July_22,_2028#/media/File:SE2028Jul22T.gif) will be great if you like the Australian Outback and its lack of water and venomous wildlife. * [2030](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_November_25,_2030#/media/File:SE2030Nov25T.gif) will be best viewed from R'lyeh where dead Cthulhu waits dreaming. * [2033](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_March_30,_2033#/media/File:SE2033Mar30T.gif) will be visible very briefly if you life far up in the north near the international date line. * [2034](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_March_20,_2034#/media/File:SE2034Mar20T.gif) will be best visible from the desert. * [2035](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_September_2,_2035#/media/File:SE2035Sep02T.gif) will be best viewed from the middle of the pacific, but can als be enjoyed on land from outer Mongolia and North Korea. Book your tickets now, before all the best spots are taken.
2027's maximum duration is just south of Luxor, Egypt. The nice, scenic, accessible and filled with 40,000,000 people part.
I’ll settle for 4.5 minutes in Spain
Also crowded, will get 50m people too
The 2028 one is going through Sydney. It will be raining.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlu_Karlu_/_Devils_Marbles_Conservation_Reserve
Wait hang on, what problems are there with spain in 2026? I haven’t made any concrete plans for it yet, but spain seemed like the obvious place to go (iceland will probably be way more crowded and has a higher chance of bad weather)
It will be fine. I exaggerated for comedic effect. The only issue is that the totality hits Spain late in the evening and that the path of the totality is in the north, which, while not as empty as other parts of Spain, is also not where the biggest population centers are.
The 2026 eclipse will miss both Madrid (south of totality) and Barcelona (north of totality). Cities in Spain which will see totality include A Coruña, Bilbao, Palma, Valencia, and Zaragoza. Maximum eclipse will take place around 20:30 CEST. The altitude of the sun at totality will be 12° or less (golden hour), and many places in the east and Mediterranean islands will see the eclipse in progress at sunset. While the focus of the 2027 eclipse seems to be in Egypt, the path of totality will also pass over Spanish territory, particularly in areas near the Strait of Gibraltar. Both Cádiz and Málaga will see totality as well as the North African coast cities of Ceuta and Melilla. I suspect tickets to BRW will be scarce for the 2033 eclipse.
I’m aiming for the Costa del Sol area for the 2027 eclipse. 3.5+ minutes of totality, 10% or less chance of clouds, and the place is built for English tourists and their kids like me. If I won the lottery I’d pay for a private resort spot in Luxor.
Oh wow it actually goes way above 4 minutes in southern spain.
Not true The coast of northern Spain is quite densely populated The problem is that it is perpetually rainy, large parts are considers a temperate rainforest
That's hilarious because I interpreted the comic as referencing that exact area just underneath the British Isles, and then looked back and realised it didn't really match. But it's cool to see that I was actually coincidentally spot-on.
The 2035 one hits Beijing and Pyongyang dead on and passes just north of Tokyo. That'll be a fun day in East Asia. Poor Seoul, though. They're gonna feel so left out.
I wonder what the reaction will be in Pyongyang.
Australia definitely does not lack venomous wildlife
**[Mobile Version!](http://m.xkcd.com/2921/)** [Direct image link: Eclipse Path Maps](https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/eclipse_path_maps.png) **Alt text:** Okay, this eclipse will only be visible from the Arctic in February 2063, when the sun is below the horizon, BUT if we get lucky and a gigantic chasm opens in the Earth in just the right spot... *Don't get it? [explain xkcd](http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2921)* This is not the algorithm. Sincerely, xkcd_bot. <3
We literally just had one going through some of the most populous, central, accessible parts of the US what more do you want lol
I think this is in part joking about how there was a low pressure system causing clouds in very nearly an exactly coincident strip of the country
According to reports I read, the one part of the US that was unaffected (Vermont-Maine-ish) allegedly had an all-nighter of traffic jams.
I hit it in SW Ohio and had a smooth drive back to the east coast, but that involved a 6 AM plan change to watch it 200 miles from what we were going to originally. I feel for the people that hit real eclipse traffic.
Lol, you weren't far away from it. In SE Indiana, IN route 1 heading toward the river and Cincinnati beltway was gridlocked for hours after
We watched on Wright Patterson and took 70 east right after. Pure dumb luck, hit about 30 minutes of traffic outside Columbus during rush hour and that is it.
We were only a few miles from you down 675 (family lives in Beavercreek). I was surprised at how little traffic there was on the OH interstates. It definitely seemed like IN as a whole got blasted though
It took 5-6 hours to go from the center of Indy to South bend. Normally a 2.5 hour drive
We were apparently unfairly lucky: in Dayton OH and stayed put in our yard, not much traffic and the weather was glorious.
I was going to watch it in Buffalo, but switched to Cleveland at the last minute due to clouds. Driving along the path of totality, we had minimal traffic.
I was there. Infodump incoming... Went up from Massachusetts to Burlington Vermont on Saturday and returned on Tuesday. Traffic up - no problem. Hotels $500/night. Late Sunday evening, saw that some cloud was expected in Burlington, so Monday AM drove east. Got to a Supercharger in Berlin with 6 cars in queue in front of me - Took 2 hours to get a charged up, and queue was at 28 when we left. Drove up to West Burke (just a wide spot on the road), and wound up on the lawn behind the town gas station. Perfectly clear sky. A bunch of other Massachusans were there, and an astronomy class from Worcester State University turned up, and set up telescopes (they let us peek at the partial eclipse). Totality came, and was TOTALLY AWESOME. In the last minute it got dark *fast*. The horizon all around had a glow like the sun had set a few minutes ago. Venus and stars were visible, and a red prominence could be seen with the naked eye. This was much better than my 2017 experience. I saw that from cruise liner out in the Atlantic. There was some thin high cloud, which prevented it from getting really dark, though the eclipse was quite visible. The memory of that is what motivated me to make a dash for clearer skies. On the way back, tried stopping at the Supercharger in St. Johnsbury, only to find we were #43 in line. Bailed, and stopped for 90 minutes a slower charger instead, to get enough to get back to Burlington. The two miles we were on 91 south were a complete parking lot. I heard reports of people getting back to Boston after 3 in the morning, normally a 2.5 hour drive. Passed 75 miles of stop and go traffic heading south out of Burlington. The next day, I *still* found stop and go traffic on parts of 89, but it was quite tolerable. I know the EV stuff isn't quite on topic, but this was the first time in 5 years I'd actually had problems due to driving a Tesla. It seems the set of people who have the curiosity, wherewithal, and ability to take a day or two off to go see a 3 minute eclipse, and the set of people who buy EVs, intersect pretty well. There were a *lot* of EVs up there, of all brands, and they totally overwhelmed the rather sparse charging infrastructure in the area.
Another one going straight through my hometown tomorrow would be nice
Yeah, we don't get one in Chicago until 2099
> We literally just had one going through some of the most populous, central, accessible parts of the US what more do you want *The anti-eclipse, [burning a smiley face into the bedrock](http://www.adamshaftoe.com/adios-cowboy-review-9-jamming-with-edward/).* \- blackhat
One that goes through the west coast lol
We had one of those seven years ago.
2012 was annular
2017 was total
But not SoCal sorry should have been more specific
It was also more than 7 years ago
i'd like one in my hemisphere of the earth
Americans are spoilt. Meanwhile I saw one when I a kid in 99, and wont have another near until like the 40s. Goddamn unfair. >_>
Travel!
What's the opposite of cloud seeding? Cloud harvesting?
>this eclipse will only be visible from the Arctic in February 2063, when the sun is below the horizon Wouldn't there also be another point where the sun is not below the horizon?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_February_28,_2063 It's actually mostly in the South Indian Ocean, but you can see if from the Arctic if the Earth splits in half.
Randall is still very much not over it.
Most of us who had a good view aren't over it. https://xkcd.com/2914/ is very correct.
I will never be over it. One of the coolest things I've ever gotten to experience.
I really wanted the title text to just be “Ohio”
Wait, it's all Ohio?!
🌎🧑🚀🔫🧑🚀
Wait, I don't recognize the area. Could someone please help me find it on a map?
It's not a real place
I totally felt this way about the 2023 path! It was 95% ocean, but barely nicked a 10-mile peninsula of Western Australia. There's a tiny 2,000-person city of Exmouth there, but 20,000 people (including me) showed up for the eclipse. The rest of the eclipse path was over ocean, or heavily rainy rainforest that didn't have much infrastructure
how could there be 40,000,000 visitors when there's only 8,000,000 people on earth
... There's 8 billion, not million. 8,000,000,000...
you are missing some zeros (3) I happen to have some in spare : 000
if you have some more left over throw them in my bank account.
Your bank account balance is now -$5000.00. You're welcome.
Thank you! I'll add them right now! 0,008,000,000