Sky events: eclipses, solstices and equinoxes
Eclipses, solstices, equinoxes, the Earth’s closest and farthest points from the Sun and the clock changes: exact dates and times, with maps and what each one means where you live.
Eclipses
Annular solar eclipseFebruary 6, 2027, 16:00 UTCPenumbral lunar eclipseFebruary 20, 2027, 23:13 UTCPenumbral lunar eclipseJuly 18, 2027, 16:03 UTCTotal solar eclipseAugust 2, 2027, 10:07 UTCPenumbral lunar eclipseAugust 17, 2027, 07:14 UTCPartial lunar eclipseJanuary 12, 2028, 04:13 UTCAnnular solar eclipseJanuary 26, 2028, 15:08 UTCPartial lunar eclipseJuly 6, 2028, 18:20 UTCTotal solar eclipseJuly 22, 2028, 02:55 UTCTotal lunar eclipseDecember 31, 2028, 16:52 UTC
Solstices and equinoxes
September equinox 2026September 23, 2026, 00:06 UTCDecember solstice 2026December 21, 2026, 20:50 UTCMarch equinox 2027March 20, 2027, 20:25 UTCJune solstice 2027June 21, 2027, 14:11 UTCSeptember equinox 2027September 23, 2027, 06:01 UTCDecember solstice 2027December 22, 2027, 02:42 UTCMarch equinox 2028March 20, 2028, 02:17 UTCJune solstice 2028June 20, 2028, 20:02 UTCSeptember equinox 2028September 22, 2028, 11:45 UTCDecember solstice 2028December 21, 2028, 08:20 UTC
Earth’s orbit
Clock changes
Clocks go back in Europe 2026October 25, 2026, 01:00 UTCDaylight saving time ends in the US 2026November 1, 2026, 06:00 UTCDaylight saving time starts in the US 2027March 14, 2027, 07:00 UTCClocks go forward in Europe 2027March 28, 2027, 01:00 UTCClocks go back in Europe 2027October 31, 2027, 01:00 UTCDaylight saving time ends in the US 2027November 7, 2027, 06:00 UTCDaylight saving time starts in the US 2028March 12, 2028, 07:00 UTCClocks go forward in Europe 2028March 26, 2028, 01:00 UTCClocks go back in Europe 2028October 29, 2028, 01:00 UTCDaylight saving time ends in the US 2028November 5, 2028, 06:00 UTC