Join the National Park Service for solar viewing at the "Queen of the Missions", Mission San José during the Annular Solar Eclipse.

Free Solar Glasses while supplies last.

It is never safe to look at the sun during an annular eclipse without special purpose solar filters.
Free family activities.

On October 14, 2023, an annular solar eclipse will be visible as it crosses the sky from Oregon to Texas. The eclipse will pass 29 national park units as it makes its way across Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and Texas. Find eclipse events in parks in the event calendar on this page.

What is an annular eclipse?
Annular solar eclipses happen annually, right? Short answer: No. Annular solar eclipses actually get their name from a ring of bright sunlight, or annulus. This “Ring of Fire” is visible around the moon during the maximum phase of this type of eclipse. The difference between an annular eclipse and a total eclipse has to do with the distance between Earth and the moon at the moment they align perfectly with the sun. During an annular eclipse, the moon is too far from the Earth to completely obscure the sun.

The next annular eclipse will be October 2041.