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Total solar eclipse of August 22, 2044
The first total eclipse in the lower 48 states after 2024. The shadow starts in Greenland, sweeps through northern Canada and reaches Montana and North Dakota as the Sun sets.
NASA lists this eclipse as 2044 Aug 23 because it uses Universal Time. Greatest eclipse, 01:15:33.6 UT, is the evening of August 22 in the US.
- Greatest eclipse01:15:33.6 UTat 64°20.2'N, 120°25.7'W. NASA
- Longest totality2m 04son the center line, at 64°34'N, 120°22'W. NASA
- Path width453.0 kmat greatest eclipse. NASA
- Saros series126gamma 0.9613, magnitude 1.0364. NASA
States in the path
NASA's decade-table entry reads “[Total: Greenland, n Canada, Montana, N. Dakota]”.
- Montana
- North Dakota
Our calculationWe also checked NASA's path coordinates against US Census state boundaries and found the same states. NASA's path table shows the Sun's altitude falling to 0° at the end of the path here.
- In the path
- Too close to call or Sun near the horizon
- Outside or Sun below the horizon
- Circles: our calculation. Squares: IGN's published classification.
Is my town in the path?
Pick a town or type coordinates. Results are Our calculation from NASA's Besselian elements.
Or type coordinates in decimal degrees. North and east are positive; use a minus sign for south and west.
| City | State | Result | Totality | Maximum (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Falls | MT | Too close to call | – | Aug 22, 7:45 PM MDT |
| Helena | MT | Outside the path | – | Aug 22, 7:47 PM MDT |
| Billings | MT | Outside the path | – | Aug 22, 7:47 PM MDT |
| Glasgow | MT | In the path | 1m 41s | Aug 22, 7:43 PM MDT |
| Missoula | MT | Outside the path | – | Aug 22, 7:46 PM MDT |
| Williston | ND | Sun near the horizon at maximum | about 1m 30s geometric; part may be below the horizon | Aug 22, 8:42 PM CDT |
| Minot | ND | Sun near the horizon at maximum | about 1m 10s geometric; part may be below the horizon | Aug 22, 8:41 PM CDT |
| Bismarck | ND | Sun below the horizon at maximum | – | Aug 22, 8:43 PM CDT |
| Dickinson | ND | Sun near the horizon at maximum | about 1m 40s geometric; part may be below the horizon | Aug 22, 7:44 PM MDT |
| Rapid City | SD | Sun below the horizon at maximum | – | Aug 22, 7:48 PM MDT |
| Fargo | ND | Sun below the horizon at maximum | – | Aug 22, 8:42 PM CDT |
US city points are the Census Bureau's internal point for each place. Local times in this table were computed at build time with the IANA time zone database version 2025c; the checker uses your browser's own time zone data, which may differ. Clock rules can change before 2044. Near sunset, durations are geometric: part of totality may happen after the Sun has set.
Questions about 2044
Why do some sources say August 22 and others August 23, 2044?
NASA dates eclipses in Universal Time. Greatest eclipse is 01:15:33.6 UT on August 23, which is the evening of August 22 in Montana and North Dakota.
Which US states see totality in 2044?
NASA's decade-table entry reads “[Total: Greenland, n Canada, Montana, N. Dakota]”. Our own check of NASA's path coordinates against Census state boundaries finds the same two states.
Will it be clear?
We don't predict weather. Check the official forecast closer to the date.