Guide for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2028 - Color Edition

On Saturday, July 22, 2028, a total eclipse of the Sun will be visible from the Eastern Hemisphere. A partial eclipse will be seen from Southeast Asia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Australia and New Zealand. However, the total phase in which the Moon completely covers the Sun (known as totality) will only be seen from within the narrow path of the Moon’s umbral shadow as it sweeps cross two countries: Australia and New Zealand.The Guide for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2028 contains a comprehensive series of 19 full page maps of the path of totality across Australia and New Zealand. The large scale (1 inch ≈ 22 miles) shows major roads, towns and cities, rivers, lakes, and mountain ranges.The path of totality on each map clearly identifies the northern and southern limits as well as the central line. The total eclipse can only be seen inside this path. Gray lines within the path mark the duration of the total eclipse in 30 second steps. This makes it easy to estimate the length of totality from any location in the eclipse path.Circumstance tables for over one hundred cities provide times for each phase of the eclipse along with the duration of totality (or eclipse magnitude), and the Sun's altitude. Cloud statistics identify areas where the highest probability of clear sky may be found. Saros 146, a series which produces long total eclipses in the 20th and 21st centuries, is examined. Finally, a brief summary is given for total solar eclipses through 2039 with four of them passing through Australia, and three through New Zealand. Read more