Get Ready for the Texas Nexus!
San Antonio is near the center of two exciting phenomena in the next year — an Annular Solar Eclipse on October 14, 2023 and a Total Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024. The last Annular Eclipse was in 1940, and the last Total Solar Eclipse was in 1397! The next Total Solar Eclipse after the April 8th event will be in 2044.
Eclipses Over San Antonio
Partial Eclipse
Most recent over San Antonio: August 21, 2017
Annular Eclipse
February 16, 1673
January 27, 1683
March 1, 1737
February 12, 1831
November 22, 1919
April 7, 1940
October 14, 2023
Total Eclipse
July 1, 1079
July 11, 1097
January 21, 1395
May 26, 1397
Next US Solar Eclipse: 2044
Difference Between Partial, Annular, and Total Eclipses
Partial Solar eclipse
- Only part of the Sun is blocked by the Moon
- This is what you see from the penumbra
Annular Solar Eclipse
- Occurs when the Moon is further away from the Earth in its orbit
- This is what you see from the penumbra
Total Solar Eclipse
- Occurs when the Moon is closer to the Earth in its orbit
- This is what you see from the umbra
Eclipse Safety
Don’t have a pair of Eclipse Glasses?
You can still experience the eclipse!
As the Moon begins to block the Sun, the light through the pinhole(s) will begin to take a crescent shape!
Other Eclipse Resources
Find out if you’re in the path of totality or where you need to go to find it!