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The article clarifies that there will be no solar eclipse on August 2, 2025, despite social media claims, and highlights the upcoming total solar eclipse on August 2, 2027, which will be the longest of the 21st century, visible across parts of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, lasting about 6 minutes and 23 seconds.
The longest recorded solar eclipse in history occurred on June 20, 1955, lasting 7 minutes and 8 seconds, visible from Sri Lanka and parts of Southeast Asia. The longest eclipse in the future is predicted to be in 2186 at 7 minutes and 29 seconds. Factors affecting eclipse length include the orbits of the Earth and Moon, Earth's distance from the Sun, and the Moon's proximity to Earth. The upcoming North American eclipse is expected to have a maximum totality of 4 minutes 28 seconds in Mexico, longer than the 2017 eclipse.
The longest total solar eclipse in history occurred on June 15, 743 B.C., lasting 7 minutes, 28 seconds, while the longest possible totality on Earth is 7 minutes, 31 seconds. The upcoming April 8, 2024 eclipse will have a maximum totality of 4 minutes, 28 seconds, with the longest predicted eclipse of 7 minutes, 29 seconds set to occur on July 16, 2186. A supersonic jet once extended totality on the ground in Niger from 7 minutes, 4 seconds to 74 minutes, and upcoming eclipses of extreme duration are expected in 2027, 2045, and 2063.