Solar eclipse of February 17, 2026
Solar eclipse of February 17, 2026 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Annular |
Gamma | −0.9743 |
Magnitude | 0.963 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | 140 s (2 min 20 s) |
Coordinates | 64°42′S 86°48′E / 64.7°S 86.8°E |
Max. width of band | 616 km (383 mi) |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 12:13:06 |
References | |
Saros | 121 (61 of 71) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9565 |
An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, with a magnitude of 0.963. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide.
Annularity will be visible over Antarctica only. However, the partial eclipse will be visible from the very southern tip of Argentina and Chile, as well in much of Southern Africa (such as in South Africa, Mozambique, and Madagascar).
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Related eclipses[edit]
Eclipses in 2026[edit]
- An annular solar eclipse on February 17.
- A total lunar eclipse on March 3.
- A total solar eclipse on August 12.
- A partial lunar eclipse on August 28.
Metonic[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 30, 2022
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 5, 2029
Tzolkinex[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 6, 2019
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 30, 2033
Half-Saros[edit]
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 11, 2017
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 22, 2035
Tritos[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 20, 2015
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 16, 2037
Solar Saros 121[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 7, 2008
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 28, 2044
Inex[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 9, 1997
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 27, 2055
Triad[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 19, 1939
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 19, 2112
Solar eclipses of 2026–2029[edit]
This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.[1]
The partial solar eclipses on June 12, 2029 and December 5, 2029 occur in the next lunar year eclipse set.
Solar eclipse series sets from 2026 to 2029 | ||||||
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Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
121 | February 17, 2026![]() Annular |
−0.97427 | 126 | August 12, 2026![]() Total |
0.89774 | |
131 | February 6, 2027![]() Annular |
−0.29515 | 136 | August 2, 2027![]() Total |
0.14209 | |
141 | January 26, 2028![]() Annular |
0.39014 | 146 | July 22, 2008![]() Total |
−0.60557 | |
151 | January 14, 2029![]() Partial |
1.05532 | 156 | July 11, 2029![]() Partial |
−1.41908 |
Saros 121[edit]
This eclipse is a part of Saros series 121, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 71 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on April 25, 944 AD. It contains total eclipses from July 10, 1070 through October 9, 1809; hybrid eclipses on October 20, 1827 and October 30, 1845; and annular eclipses from November 11, 1863 through February 28, 2044. The series ends at member 71 as a partial eclipse on June 7, 2206. Its eclipses are tabulated in three columns; every third eclipse in the same column is one exeligmos apart, so they all cast shadows over approximately the same parts of the Earth.
The longest duration of totality was produced by member 39 at 6 minutes, 20 seconds on June 21, 1629, and the longest duration of annularity will be produced by member 62 at 2 minutes, 27 seconds on February 28, 2044. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit.[2]
Series members 49–70 occur between 1801 and 2200: | ||
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49 | 50 | 51 |
![]() October 9, 1809 |
![]() October 20, 1827 |
![]() October 30, 1845 |
52 | 53 | 54 |
![]() November 11, 1863 |
![]() November 21, 1881 |
![]() December 3, 1899 |
55 | 56 | 57 |
![]() December 14, 1917 |
![]() December 25, 1935 |
![]() January 5, 1954 |
58 | 59 | 60 |
![]() January 16, 1972 |
![]() January 26, 1990 |
![]() February 7, 2008 |
61 | 62 | 63 |
![]() February 17, 2026 |
![]() February 28, 2044 |
![]() March 11, 2062 |
64 | 65 | 66 |
![]() March 21, 2080 |
![]() April 1, 2098 |
![]() April 13, 2116 |
67 | 68 | 69 |
![]() April 24, 2134 |
![]() May 4, 2152 |
![]() May 16, 2170 |
70 | ||
![]() May 26, 2188 |
Metonic series[edit]
The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years (6939.69 days), lasting about 5 cycles. Eclipses occur in nearly the same calendar date. In addition, the octon subseries repeats 1/5 of that or every 3.8 years (1387.94 days). All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's ascending node.
21 eclipse events, progressing from south to north between July 13, 2018 and July 12, 2094 | ||||
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July 12–13 | April 30-May 1 | February 16–17 | December 5–6 | September 22–23 |
117 | 119 | 121 | 123 | 125 |
![]() July 13, 2018 |
![]() April 30, 2022 |
![]() February 17, 2026 |
![]() December 5, 2029 |
![]() September 23, 2033 |
127 | 129 | 131 | 133 | 135 |
![]() July 13, 2037 |
![]() April 30, 2041 |
![]() February 16, 2045 |
![]() December 5, 2048 |
![]() September 22, 2052 |
137 | 139 | 141 | 143 | 145 |
![]() July 12, 2056 |
![]() April 30, 2060 |
![]() February 17, 2064 |
![]() December 6, 2067 |
![]() September 23, 2071 |
147 | 149 | 151 | 153 | 155 |
![]() July 13, 2075 |
![]() May 1, 2079 |
![]() February 16, 2083 |
![]() December 6, 2086 |
![]() September 23, 2090 |
157 | ||||
![]() July 12, 2094 |
References[edit]
- ^ van Gent, R.H. "Solar- and Lunar-Eclipse Predictions from Antiquity to the Present". A Catalogue of Eclipse Cycles. Utrecht University. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "NASA - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 121". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.