the last time there was a total solar eclipse in the us, as of 2017 was may 20, 2012.
the last time there was a total solar eclipse in the us, as of 2017 was may 20, 2012.
when is the last time there was a total solar eclipse in the us, as of 2017?
may 20, 2012
the solar eclipse of august 21, 2017 occurred fourteen days later, in the same eclipse season. it was the first total solar eclipse visible in the contiguous united states since the solar eclipse of february 26, 1979.









































section::::visibility.









































it was visible over eastern europe, africa, asia, and australia with maximal visibility centered on indian ocean.









































section::::related eclipses.









































section::::related eclipses.:eclipses of 2017.









































bullet::::- a penumbral lunar eclipse on february 11.









































bullet::::- an annular solar eclipse on february 26.









































bullet::::- a partial lunar eclipse on august 7.









































bullet::::- a total solar eclipse on august 21.









































section::::related eclipses.:saros series.
august 2017 lunar eclipse
among eicher’s astronomical journeys have been a total solar eclipse expedition to cabo san lucas, baja mexico (1991); an annular eclipse observation from abraham lincoln’s tomb, oak ridge cemetery, springfield, illinois (1994); a caribbean cruise to observe the 1998 total solar eclipse off the coast of montserrat; a total eclipse from land’s end, cornwall, england (1999); a 2004 trip to egypt to observe the transit of venus; a 2005 total eclipse trip to the galapagos islands; a total solar eclipse expedition to the greek isles (2006); a trip to see the 2008 total solar eclipse in russia; the 2009 total solar eclipse in china; a 2010 total solar eclipse in kenya; a meteorite hunting journey to tunisia (2011); a hawaiian trip to see the transit of venus (2012); a total solar eclipse in australia (2012); a total solar eclipse from jackson hole, wyoming (2017); and southern sky observing trips to costa rica (2018 and 2019).
david j. eicher