2026's only total solar eclipse happens tomorrow. Here's the path and times of visibility.
- By Mark Osborne Updated on: August 11, 2026 / 2:51 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google The only total solar eclipse of 2026 will have people looking to the skies as darkness falls on its path across part of the Northern Hemisphere on Wednesday.
- First, if you've never had the opportunity to see a solar eclipse, what you are watching is the moon passing in front of the sun.
- It occurs somewhere on Earth about every 18 months, but in any one particular spot on the globe they could happen hundreds of years apart.
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- By Mark Osborne Updated on: August 11, 2026 / 2:51 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google The only total solar eclipse of 2026 will have people looking to the skies as darkness falls on its path across part of the Northern Hemisphere on Wednesday.
- First, if you've never had the opportunity to see a solar eclipse, what you are watching is the moon passing in front of the sun.
- It occurs somewhere on Earth about every 18 months, but in any one particular spot on the globe they could happen hundreds of years apart.
Sources: CBS News