When was the last year we had a total eclipse of the sun?
The solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, dubbed the "Great American Eclipse" by the media, was a total solar eclipse visible within a band that spanned the entire contiguous United States, passing from the Pacific to the Atlantic coasts. As a partial solar eclipse, it was visible on land from Nunavut in northern Canada to as far south as northern South America. In northwestern Europe and Africa, it was partially visible in the late evening. In Asia, it was visible only at the eastern extremity, the Chukchi Peninsula.
When was the last year a total eclipse of the sun was visible in the United States?
2017
Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017
Prior to this event, no solar eclipse had been visible across the entire United States since June 8, 1918; not since the February 1979 eclipse had a total eclipse been visible from anywhere in the mainland United States. The path of totality touched 14 states, and the rest of the U.S. had a partial eclipse. The area of the path of totality was about 16 percent of the area of the United States, with most of this area over the ocean, not land. The event's shadow began to cover land on the Oregon coast as a partial eclipse at 4:05 p.m. UTC (9:05 a.m. PDT), with the total eclipse beginning there at 5:16 p.m. UTC (10:16 a.m. PDT); the total eclipse's land coverage ended along the South Carolina coast at about 6:44 p.m. UTC (2:44 p.m. EDT). Visibility as a partial eclipse in Honolulu, Hawaii began with sunrise at 4:20 p.m. UTC (6:20 a.m. HST) and ended by 5:25 p.m. UTC (7:25 a.m. HST).
When was the last year a total eclipse of the sun was visible in the United States since 2017?
1918
Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017
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When was the last year a total eclipse of the sun was visible from Indonesia, Micronesia, and Marshall Islands?
2016
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When was the last year a total eclipse of the sun was visible from the Faroe Islands, Svalbard, North Atlantic, North Pole and the UK?
2015
List of solar eclipses in the 21st century
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20solar%20eclipses%20in%20the%2021st%20century
Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar%20eclipse%20of%20August%2021%2C%202017
A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with a partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide.
Solar eclipse of March 20, 2015
A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with a partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometers wide. The last year a total solar eclipse was visible in the US was in 2017, which spanned the entire contiguous United States. Prior to this event, no solar eclipse had been visible across the entire United States since 1918. The last time a total solar eclipse was visible from the Faroe Islands, Svalbard, the North Atlantic, the North Pole, and the UK was in 2015. The last time a total solar eclipse was visible from Indonesia, Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands was in 2016.