Solar Eclipses The Last Eclipse

Total eclipses will not be with us forever.

Right now, the sun is 400 times the size of the moon and the moon is one four-hundredth as far from Earth, but this relationship won't last. The moon is slowly moving away from Earth at a rate of 3.8 centimeters (1.5 inches) per year.

So, do all the eclipse-watching you can when you still have the chance, because in a few million years, total solar eclipses will be no more!