Easter Island total solar eclipse. Artwork of a total solar eclipse (upper right) taking place over Easter Island (Rapa Nui) in the South Pacific, on 11 July 2010. In the foreground are half-buried moai statues. These megalithic statues were carved from volcanic rock by the islanders from around 1000-1500 AD. Total solar eclipses usually occur less than once a year, and can only be seen from a small area of the Earth's surface. Although partial and annular eclipses are more common, it can be hundreds of years before a total solar eclipse is visible again from the same location. The last total solar eclipse visible from Easter Island occurred on 30 March in 591 AD, before these moai statues were carved. After the 2010 eclipse, the next total solar eclipse here will take place on 25 February 2324.