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North Carolina will be in the path of totality for a solar eclipse...but not for a while!

The next big one for the United States is Aug. 12, 2045. Here's when the next total solar eclipse will be viewable in North Carolina.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — So when's the next one? Many want to know when the next total solar eclipse is.

In the world? Aug. 12, 2026. It will go from Greenland to Iceland and then to Spain. 

In North America? Aug. 22, 2044. It will mostly go through Canada, but it will also include Montana and the Dakotas. 

The next big one for the United States is Aug. 12, 2045. It will go from California to Florida, passing over the Rockies, the Plains, and the South. 

Next total solar eclipse in North Carolina:

The next total solar eclipse for North Carolina? May 11, 2078. Fifty-four years from now, a total eclipse will occur in South Carolina and North Carolina. It will pass through Greenville, Spartanburg, Columbia, Charlotte, Asheboro, Raleigh, Fayetteville, and the Outer Banks. (Winston-Salem and Greensboro will be just outside of totality). You can check out an interactive map here. In Charlotte, peak totality will happen at 2:30 p.m.

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In 2078, a total solar eclipse will cross over North Carolina. The yellow band is where the path of totality will be.

Here are some zoomed-in views of the Triad: 

Cities in the yellow part will experience totality. 

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A total solar eclipse will cross through part of the Piedmont in 2078.

Here's an even closer view of Guilford and Randolph counties: 

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A closer view of the 2078 total solar eclipse that will pass through parts of the Piedmont Triad.

Here's a closer view of Davidson County. 

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A closer view of the southern Piedmont counties, cities, and towns that will experience the total solar eclipse in 2078.

Here's a closer view of Alamance County. 

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A closer view of the total solar eclipse crossing over Alamance County in 2078.

Next big total solar eclipse for the United States: 

August 12, 2045: It will go from California to Florida, passing over the Rockies, the Plains, and through the south. 

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The next big total solar eclipse for the United States will happen in 2045.

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