When is Canada's next total solar eclipse? 2044 in B.C., Alberta

Thousands of people flock‐ ed to parts of Eastern Canada and the United States this week to catch a glimpse of Monday's total solar eclipse, when the moon completely blocked out the sun.

For 11-year-old Julian Falkin, who traveled with his family from Vancouver to Cleveland, Ohio, to view the event, it was well worth the trip.

"It was more bright and beautiful than any photo," he said.

"I think I've seen a partial eclipse before but it was nothing like this."

So when will it be B.C.'s turn to experience a totality?

Falkin will be 31 by the time it happens, and he'll still have to leave Vancouver to see the full thing.

WATCH | The best mo‐ ments from the eclipse:

The next solar eclipse any‐ where will be on Aug. 12, 2026; but will be only partly visible in North America, with totality instead crossing over parts of Europe. The totality of another one will graze Northern Canada in 2033.

But it won't be until 2044, 20 years from now, when a path of totality will travel over northeastern B.C. and Alberta.

Here's what you need to know.

2033: Total eclipse in Alaska, partial in B.C.

Because they are astro‐ nomical events, researchers are able to tell when eclipses will happen far into the fu‐ ture.

Ingrid Stairs, a professor of physics and astronomy at

UBC, says the best places to research upcoming events are on NASA's future eclipses page and a similar entry on Wikipeda, plus the timand‐ date.com eclipse page which shows when they will be visi‐ ble in specific cities.

On March 30, 2033 a total solar eclipse pass over the Bering Strait, portions of eastern Russia and the west‐ ernmost part of Alaska, in‐ cluding the communities of Nome in the south and Utqi‐ aġvik (formerly known as Bar‐ row) in the north.

The sun will start being blocked at 8:57 a.m. local time in Nome and 9:04 a.m. in Utqiaġvik, with the totality lasting about two minutes and 30 seconds, depending on the exact location.

Getting there will take planning. Most communities in the region are only accessi‐ ble by air or sea and lodging is limited, something worth considering given the num‐ ber of visitors who showed up in Niagara Falls, Ont., ahead of Monday's eclipse.

The 2033 eclipse will be partially visible in much of B.C., including Vancouver, where more than half the sun will be blocked at 10:41 a.m. PT, and in the northern half of the province, where it will be reduced to a crescent.

IN PHOTOS | Best images from Monday's eclipse:

2044: Total eclipse in eastern B.C., Alberta

The next one to pass over the mainland United States and Canada will be Aug. 22, 2044. That evening the total‐ ity will pass over Fort Nelson, Dawson Creek and Golden, B.C., and, in Alberta, over Grande Prairie, Calgary, Ed‐ monton, Banff and Leth‐ bridge before moving on to Montana and North and South Dakota.

But the rest of B.C. won't miss much - the sun will al‐ most entirely be blocked out in the rest of the province, as well, with just a tiny sliver vis‐ ible from Prince Rupert to Vancouver Island.

WATCH | 11-year-old de‐ scribes the eclipse: