When was the last time we had a solar eclipse in north america?
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As of the end of 2017, when was the last time we had a  solar eclipse in north america? As of the end of 2016, when was the last time we had a partial solar eclipse in north america? As of the end of 2015, when was the last time we had a partial solar eclipse in north america?
August 21, 2017
Date	Time of greatest eclipse (TDT)	Saros	Type	Magnitude	Central duration (min:s)	Location	Path width	Geographical area	Ref(s)	Gamma km	mi June 21, 2001	12:04:46	127	Total	1.050	4:57	11.3°S 2.7°E	200	120	Total: Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Madagascar Partial: South America, Africa  [a][4] December 14, 2001	20:53:01	132	Annular	0.968	3:53	0.6°N 130.7°W	126	78	Annular: Nicaragua and Costa Rica Partial: North and Central America, northwestern South America, Hawaii  [a][4] June 10, 2002	23:45:22	137	Annular	0.996	0:23	34.5°N 178.6°W	13	8.1	Annular: Manado, Indonesia, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Partial: eastern Asia, northeastern Australia, North America, Hawaii  [a][4] December 4, 2002	07:32:16	142	Total	1.024	2:04	39.5°S 59.6°E	87	54	Total: Angola, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Mozambique and South Australia Partial: Africa, Antarctica, Indonesia, Australia  [a][4] May 31, 2003	04:09:22	147	Annular	0.938	3:37	66.6°N 24.5°W	—	Annular: Greenland, Iceland, northeastern Scotland, Faroe Islands, Shetland Islands Partial: Eastern Europe, northern and western Asia, Middle East, Alaska, Greenland and northwestern Canada  [a][4] November 23, 2003	22:50:22	152	Total	1.038	1:57	72.7°S 88.4°E	495	308	Total: East Antarctica Partial: Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica, southern Chile and Argentina  [a][4] April 19, 2004	13:35:05	119	Partial	0.737	—	61.6°S 44.3°E	—	Partial: Antarctic Peninsula, east Antarctica, southern Africa	[a][4] October 14, 2004	03:00:23	124	Partial	0.928	—	61.2°N 153.7°W	—	Partial: eastern Russia, Mongolia, Northeastern China, Korea, Japan, Hawaii, western Alaska	[a][4] April 8, 2005	20:36:51	129	Hybrid	1.007	0:42	10.6°S 119.0°W	27	17	Hybrid: Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, southeastern French Polynesia, Bounty Islands Partial: Pacific, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, western South America, New Zealand, West Antarctica  [a][4] October 3, 2005	10:32:47	134	Annular	0.958	4:32	12.9°N 28.7°E	162	101	Annular: Portugal, Spain, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Chad, Sudan, Kenya and Somalia Partial: Africa, Europe, Western Asia, Middle East and India Pakistan  [a][4] March 29, 2006	10:12:23	139	Total	1.052	4:07	23.2°N 16.7°E	104	65	Total: Brazil, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Libya, northwest Egypt, Turkey, Georgia, southwestern Russia and Kazakhstan Partial: North Africa, Central Africa, eastern Brazil, Central Asia, Middle East, India Pakistan and Europe  [a][4] September 22, 2006	11:41:16	144	Annular	0.935	7:09	20.6°S 9.1°W	261	162	Annular: Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana Partial: South America, West Africa, Southern Africa, Antarctic Peninsula, east Antarctica  [a][4] March 19, 2007	02:32:57	149	Partial	0.876	—	61.0°N 55.5°E	—	Partial: Asia, western Alaska	[a][4] September 11, 2007	12:32:24	154	Partial	0.751	—	61.0°S 90.2°W	—	Partial: Central and Southern South America, Antarctic Peninsula, east Antarctica, south Atlantic	[a][4] February 7, 2008	03:56:10	121	Annular	0.965	2:12	67.6°S 150.5°W	444	276	Annular: West Antarctica Partial: Antarctica, southeastern Australia, New Zealand, southeastern Melanesia, southeastern Micronesia, southeastern Polynesia  [a][4] August 1, 2008	10:22:12	126	Total	1.039	2:27	65.7°N 72.3°E	237	147	Total: Nunavut, northern Greenland, central Russia, western Mongolia, western China Partial: Nova Scotia, PEI, New Brunswick, Quebec, Nunavut, Greenland, northern Europe, Asia  [a][4] January 26, 2009	07:59:45	131	Annular	0.928	7:54	34.1°S 70.2°E	280	170	Annular: southeast Sumatra, Jakarta and Borneo Partial: Southern Africa, east Antarctica, South East Asia, Philippines, Australia  [a][4] July 22, 2009	02:36:25	136	Total	1.080	6:39	24.2°N 144.1°E	258	160	Total: central and northeastern Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Japan (northern part of the Ryukyu Islands) (Satsunan) Partial: Southeast Asia, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia, Central Pacific Ocean area and its islands  [a][4] January 15, 2010	07:07:39	141	Annular	0.919	11:08	1.6°N 69.3°E	333	207	Annular: Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Maldives, southeastern India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, central China Partial: Africa, Southeastern Europe, Middle East, Asia  [a][4] July 11, 2010	19:34:38	146	Total	1.058	5:20	19.7°S 121.9°W	259	161	Total: Southern Chile and Argentina, Southeastern Polynesia Partial: southwestern South America, French Polynesia, Hawaii  [a][4] January 4, 2011	08:51:42	151	Partial	0.858	—	64.7°N 20.8°E	—	Partial: Europe, Northern Africa, Central Asia, Middle East	[a][4] June 1, 2011	21:17:18	118	Partial	0.601	—	67.8°N 46.8°E	—	Partial: Iceland, northern Canada, Alaska, northeastern Asia, Greenland, northern Scandinavia	[a][4] July 1, 2011	08:39:30	156	Partial	0.097	—	65.2°S 28.6°E	—	Partial: Southern Indian Ocean near Antarctica	[a][4] November 25, 2011	06:21:24	123	Partial	0.905	—	68.6°S 82.4°W	—	Partial: Southwestern South Africa, Antarctica, Tasmania, New Zealand	[a][4] May 20, 2012	23:53:54	128	Annular	0.944	5:46	49.1°N 176.3°E	237	147	Annular: Southern China, Hong Kong, Macau, Kyushu, Shikoku, southern Honshu, Tokyo, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas Partial: Pacific, eastern Asia, North America, Hawaii  [a][4] November 13, 2012	22:12:55	133	Total	1.050	4:02	40.0°S 161.3°W	179	111	Total: Arnhem Land and central Cape York Peninsula, Australia, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand Partial: Australia, New Zealand, Melanesia, Southeastern South America, Southern Pacific, Polynesia, Antarctic Peninsula, West Antarctica, Talos Dome  [a][4] May 10, 2013	00:26:20	138	Annular	0.954	6:03	2.2°N 175.5°E	173	107	Annular: Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia, Louisiade Archipelago, Solomon Islands, Kiribati Partial: Australia, New Zealand, Central Pacific, Hawaii, Indonesia  [a][4] November 3, 2013	12:47:36	143	Hybrid	1.016	1:40	3.5°N 11.7°W	58	36	Hybrid: Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia Partial: Eastern America, Eastern Canada, Caribbean, Eastern South America, South Europe, Africa  [a][4] April 29, 2014	06:04:33	148	Annular (non-central)	0.987	—	70.6°S 131.3°E	—	Annular: western Wilkes Land  Partial: South Indian Ocean, Australia, east Antarctica  [a][4] October 23, 2014	21:45:39	153	Partial	0.811	—	71.2°N 97.2°W	—	Partial: Northern Pacific, North America, Mexico, Eastern Russia	[a][4] March 20, 2015	09:46:47	120	Total	1.045	2:47	64.4°N 6.6°W	463	288	Total: Faroe Islands, Svalbard, North Atlantic, North Pole, United Kingdom Partial: Greenland, Europe, Central Asia, Western Russia  [a][4] September 13, 2015	06:55:19	125	Partial	0.788	—	72.1°S 2.3°W	—	Partial: Southern Africa, South Indian Ocean, east Antarctica, March 9, 2016
October 23, 2014
List of solar eclipses in the 21st century
When was the last time we had a solar eclipse in north america?
List of solar eclipses in the 21st century Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 Solar eclipse of February 26, 1979 Solar eclipse of May 10, 1994 List of solar eclipses visible from the United States Solar eclipse of July 2, 2019 Solar eclipse of August 12, 2026 Solar eclipse of March 7, 1970 Solar eclipse of May 20, 2012
During the 21st century, there will be 224 <b>solar eclipses</b> of which 77 will be partial
, 72 will be ... The longest annular <b>solar eclipse</b> of the 21st century <b>took</b> place on 
January 15, 2010, ... cone passes closest to the centre of Earth; this is in (
Ephemeris <b>Time</b>). ... Partial: eastern Asia, northeastern Australia, <b>North America</b>, 
Hawaii. The <b>solar eclipse</b> of August 21, 2017, dubbed the &quot;Great <b>American</b> Eclipse&quot; by 
the media, was a total <b>solar eclipse</b> visible within a band that spanned the entire 
contiguous United States, passing from the Pacific to the Atlantic coasts. As a 
partial <b>solar eclipse</b>, <b>it</b> was visible on land from Nunavut in <b>northern</b> ... Prior to this 
event, no <b>solar eclipse had</b> been visible across the entire United&nbsp;... A total <b>solar eclipse</b> will take place at the Moon&#39;s ascending node of the orbit on 
Monday, April ... <b>It</b> will be the only total <b>solar eclipse</b> in the 21st century where 
totality is visible in Mexico, ... The <b>next solar eclipse</b> occurs 177 days later. ... 
Totality will be visible in a narrow strip in <b>North America</b>, beginning at the Pacific 
coast,&nbsp;... A total <b>solar eclipse</b> occurred in <b>North America</b> on February 26, 1979. A <b>solar</b> 
<b>eclipse</b> is an ... The <b>next</b> opportunity was 38 years, 5 months, 26 days later on 
August 21, 2017. Although the path of totality ... <b>It</b> was later selected for inclusion 
in The Best American Essays of the [20th] Century (2000). Dillard describes a 
nearly&nbsp;... An annular <b>solar eclipse</b> occurred on Tuesday, May 10, 1994. <b>It</b> was visible over 
a wide swath of <b>North America</b>, from Baja California across the Midwest of the&nbsp;... This is an incomplete list of <b>solar eclipses</b> visible from the United States between 
1901 and 2050. All <b>eclipses</b> whose path of totality or annularity passes through 
the land territory of the current fifty <b>U.S.</b> states are included. ... This page was <b>last</b> 
edited on 29 January 2020, at 21:17 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative&nbsp;... A total <b>solar eclipse</b> occurred at the ascending node of the Moon&#39;s orbit on July 2, 
2019, with an ... Following the <b>North American solar eclipse</b> of August 21, 2017, 
Astronomers Without ... would <b>have</b> been visible is Oeno Island, an uninhabited 
atoll in the Pitcairn Islands. ... <b>Time</b>-lapse image from Marcos Juárez, Argentina. A total <b>solar eclipse</b> will occur on August 12, 2026, in <b>North America</b> and Europe. 
The total ... <b>It</b> will be the first <b>total eclipse</b> visible in Iceland since June 30, 1954 
and the only ... The <b>last</b> total <b>solar eclipse</b> happened in Spain on August 30, 1905 
and ... the total phase will start at August 13 at 0:00 local <b>time</b> during midnight sun
. A total <b>solar eclipse</b> occurred on Saturday, March 7, 1970, visible across most of 
<b>North America</b> ... This eclipse slowed a radio transmission of atomic <b>time</b> from 
North Carolina to ... <b>It</b> contains hybrid <b>eclipses</b> on August 11, 1627 through 
December 9, 1825 and ... This page was <b>last</b> edited on 12 February 2020, at 22:
13 (UTC). The <b>solar eclipse</b> of May 20, 2012 was an annular <b>solar eclipse</b> that was visible 
in a band spanning through Eastern Asia, the Pacific Ocean, and <b>North America</b>. 
As a partial <b>solar eclipse</b>, <b>it</b> was visible from northern Greenland to Hawaii, ... 
After passing over Medford, Oregon and Redding, California, <b>it had</b> reached 
Reno,&nbsp;...
August 21 , 2017
List of solar eclipses in the 21st century