Of a Fire on the Moon. Future whole photo voltaic eclipses will cross the United States on April 8, 2024 (12 states), and in August 2045 (10 states), and annular photo voltaic eclipses-wherein the Moon appears smaller sized than the Sun-will take place in October 2023 (9 states) and June 2048 (9 states). This was the initial total solar eclipse seen from the Southeastern United States given that the photo voltaic eclipse of March 7, 1970.