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List of solar eclipses visible from the Philippines

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This list of solar eclipse visible from the Philippines enumerates the solar eclipse that have been and will be seen over the Philippines.

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring Earth's view of the Sun. Eclipses can be total, annular, or partial.

A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness for a brief moment in time. While 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). These central eclipses occurs only in a narrow path across Earth's surface. A partial solar eclipse, on the other hand, is visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide in areas where the non-central shadow falls.

Southeast Asia gets a moderate number solar eclipse events, however not every country will get to experience the same type of eclipse since the path of totality is only thin compared to the vastness of earth's surface. For example, a total solar eclipse from Indonesia may only appear as partial from the Philippines if the path of totality misses the archipelago.

Due to its location and relatively small size, a view of totality within the Philippines is a rare experience. There are only 7 recorded events from the 20th century in which the central path of solar eclipse crosses the official territory[1] and predictions suggest that the frequency of occurrence will be the close to that amount for the 21st century.[2]

Nineteenth century

Twentieth century

Total solar eclipses

This lists the eclipses where the totality was visible from the Philippines.

More information January 14, 1926, May 9, 1929 ...
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Annular solar eclipses

More information November 11, 1901, March 17, 1904 ...
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Partial solar eclipses

Solar eclipses that were seen from the Philippines where the moon partially covered the sun.

Twenty-first century

December 2019 solar eclipse, as seen partial from Digos, Davao del Sur

Total solar eclipses

Total solar eclipses that are seen and will be seen on the archipelago.

More information April 20, 2042, August 24, 2082 ...
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Annular solar eclipses

Annular solar eclipses where the annulus (ring) will be visible on some parts of the country.

More information December 26, 2019, February 28, 2063 ...
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Partial solar eclipses

Solar eclipses visible as partial on the country for the 21st century

Twenty-second century

More information February 28, 2101, July 15, 2102 ...
February 28, 2101 July 15, 2102 December 29, 2103 April 23, 2107
February 18, 2110 April 2, 2117 March 22, 2118 July 4, 2122
May 14, 2124 March 1, 2128 August 26, 2128 August 15, 2129
October 7, 2135 June 25, 2150 July 5, 2168
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