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But total solar eclipses are rare, with the next one taking place in August 2026.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
Many who experienced 2024’s spectacular total solar eclipse in North America will have had the same question in its aftermath: when is the next eclipse?
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Before modern astronomy, solar eclipses were often assigned mythological or theological significance, which likely contributed to our enduring fascination with them.
—Rafi Schwartz, The Week Us, theweek, 16 Dec. 2024
The next total solar eclipse visible from the U.S. will come in 2044.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024
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First Known Use
1602, in the meaning defined above
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“Solar eclipse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20eclipse. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
solar eclipse
noun
: an eclipse of the sun by the moon
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