SOLAR ECLIPSE! Btw, the next total solar eclipse in the *contiguous* United States… pic.twitter.com/xacnwYSRa5 — Matt Devitt (@MattDevittWX) August 10, 202616 Total Solar Eclipses Have Occurred Since 2000. The duration of the Aug. 12 eclipse will be 264 minutes, according to the National Astronomical Observatory (OAN). The longest total solar eclipse since 2001 was on July 22, 2009, reaching 6 minutes and 38.86 seconds and crossing India, Nepal, Bangladesh, China, and the Pacific. The following are the dates and places where total solar eclipses have been seen during the 21st century:-.