Annular solar eclipse, Tuesday 17 February 2026
This eclipse has taken place.
The Moon will be too far from Earth to cover the Sun completely, leaving a ring of sunlight, the "ring of fire", along a path across Antarctica. A partial eclipse is seen over a wider area: s Argentina & Chile, s Africa, Antarctica.
- Greatest eclipse
- Type
- Annular
- Magnitude
- 0.964 (NASA 0.963)
- Gamma
- -0.9743
- Central duration (NASA)
- 02m20s
- Saros series
- 121
Where it is visible: our cities
| City | Maximum (local) | Magnitude | Sun covered | Sun altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Louis Mauritius | 0.43 | 32% | 16° | |
| Antananarivo Madagascar | 0.31 | 20% | 24° | |
| Johannesburg South Africa | 0.17 | 8% | 48° | |
| Cape Town South Africa | 0.13 | 5% | 58° | |
| Ushuaia Argentina | 0.09 | 3% | 7° (low) |
Magnitude is the fraction of the Sun's diameter covered at maximum; "Sun covered" is the fraction of its area. Computed for each city centre; a few kilometres can matter near the edge of a total or annular path.
Eye safety
Never look at the Sun without certified eclipse glasses (ISO 12312-2) or a pinhole projector, even when it is mostly covered. Only during totality itself is it safe to look with the naked eye.
