Solar eclipse of February 6, 2027

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Gamma−0.2952
Magnitude0.9281
Duration471 s (7 min 51 s)
Coordinates31°18′S 48°30′W / 31.3°S 48.5°W / -31.3; -48.5
Solar eclipse of February 6, 2027
Annular eclipse
Map
Gamma−0.2952
Magnitude0.9281
Maximum eclipse
Duration471 s (7 min 51 s)
Coordinates31°18′S 48°30′W / 31.3°S 48.5°W / -31.3; -48.5
Max. width of band282 km (175 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse16:00:48
References
Saros131 (51 of 70)
Catalog # (SE5000)9567

An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Saturday, February 6, 2027,[1] with a magnitude of 0.9281. 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. Occurring about 3.2 days after apogee (on February 3, 2027, at 13:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.[2]

The path of annularity will first pass through Chile (including the city of Castro) and Argentina (including the city of Viedma), then scraping the east coast of Uruguay (including the city of Punta del Este) and Brazil. The eclipse will then pass across the South Atlantic Ocean, terminating on the West African coast, where it will pass over the southeastern Ivory Coast (including the city of Abidjan), southern Ghana (including the capital Accra), southern Togo (including the capital Lomé), southern Benin (including Cotonou and the capital Porto-Novo), and southwestern Nigeria (including Lagos). A partial eclipse will be visible in much of South America, parts of Antarctica, and much of the western half of Africa.


Animated path

Eclipse timing

Places experiencing annular eclipse

Solar Eclipse of February 6, 2027
(Local Times)
Country or territory City or place Start of partial eclipse Start of annular eclipse Maximum eclipse End of annular eclipse End of partial eclipse Duration of annularity (min:s) Duration of eclipse (hr:min) Maximum coverage
 ArgentinaEsquel10:23:0811:52:3311:56:1812:00:0313:36:047:303:1385.78%
 ArgentinaViedma10:34:4712:09:5812:13:3312:17:0813:55:017:103:2086.01%
 ArgentinaBahía Blanca10:36:3512:15:1712:17:2512:19:3314:00:194:163:2486.07%
 ArgentinaTandil10:42:4612:23:2312:25:5112:28:1814:08:484:553:2686.14%
 ArgentinaMar del Plata10:45:1612:24:2012:28:0912:31:5714:10:077:373:2586.15%
 UruguayPunta del Este10:52:5212:36:0312:38:4612:41:2914:21:115:263:2886.23%
 UruguayMaldonado10:52:5212:36:1212:38:4612:41:2114:21:135:093:2886.23%
 UruguayRocha10:54:3412:38:2012:40:5212:43:2514:23:105:053:2986.24%
 NigeriaIbadan17:45:0118:51:0018:51:2518:53:4018:53:40 (sunset)2:401:0983.77%
 GhanaCape Coast16:40:5317:49:1917:52:0817:54:5718:16:47 (sunset)5:381:3684.02%
 GhanaAccra16:41:4917:49:3917:52:2417:55:1018:12:09 (sunset)5:311:3083.96%
 Ivory CoastAbidjan16:39:4617:51:4717:52:2917:53:1118:27:40 (sunset)1:241:4884.13%
 NigeriaLagos17:43:5918:49:4518:52:3318:55:2118:56:56 (sunset)5:361:1383.79%
 BeninCotonou17:43:3818:49:5718:52:4018:55:2319:00:40 (sunset)5:261:1783.83%
 TogoLomé16:42:5817:50:0217:52:4117:55:2018:05:48 (sunset)5:181:2383.89%
 BeninPorto-Novo17:43:4818:50:0318:52:4418:55:2418:59:48 (sunset)5:211:1683.82%
 NigeriaAbeokuta17:44:4018:50:5318:53:0518:55:1718:56:08 (sunset)4:241:1183.78%
 BeninBohicon17:44:1918:51:5818:53:2118:54:4619:01:14 (sunset)2:481:1783.83%
References: [1]

Places experiencing partial eclipse

Solar Eclipse of February 6, 2027
(Local Times)
Country or territory City or place Start of partial eclipse Maximum eclipse End of partial eclipse Duration of eclipse (hr:min) Maximum coverage
 ChileSantiago10:26:4312:04:2613:49:103:2261.55%
 Falkland IslandsStanley10:47:1012:13:1613:40:162:5353.48%
 ArgentinaBuenos Aires10:46:2512:31:4814:15:453:2981.94%
 UruguayMontevideo10:50:2312:36:0714:19:073:2985.71%
 ParaguayAsunción11:03:4012:52:3814:35:353:3258.15%
 BrazilRio de Janeiro11:40:2713:29:2915:04:563:2484.21%
 Democratic Republic of the CongoKinshasa17:39:0418:18:5018:21:05 (sunset)0:4237.87%
 CameroonYaoundé17:43:3418:24:5218:27:06 (sunset)0:4447.28%
 AngolaLuanda17:35:5818:32:0918:34:31 (sunset)0:5941.84%
 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaGeorgetown16:11:1317:33:3918:44:392:3373.83%
 NigeriaAbuja17:47:1118:35:1118:37:27 (sunset)0:5058.09%
 Equatorial GuineaMalabo17:43:0118:35:5818:38:12 (sunset)0:5564.81%
 GabonLibreville17:40:3818:37:0018:39:14 (sunset)0:5963.86%
 NigeriaBenin City17:44:2818:45:1118:47:56 (sunset)1:0379.22%
 São Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé16:39:4217:46:3517:50:12 (sunset)1:1171.00%
 NigerNiamey17:51:0018:51:3218:53:50 (sunset)1:0364.67%
 LiberiaMonrovia16:37:1017:53:0218:53:42 (sunset)2:1775.31%
 GhanaKumasi16:42:3017:53:3018:16:31 (sunset)1:3483.32%
 TogoAtakpamé16:44:2417:53:4718:04:36 (sunset)1:2083.28%
 Ivory CoastYamoussoukro16:41:0017:53:4918:31:01 (sunset)1:5079.99%
 BeninSavè17:45:1818:53:5418:58:36 (sunset)1:1383.01%
 BeninParakou17:46:4018:54:1718:56:33 (sunset)1:1079.78%
 Sierra LeoneFreetown16:39:1017:54:4219:00:472:2265.98%
 TogoSokodé16:45:5617:54:5118:02:54 (sunset)1:1779.66%
 GuineaConakry16:40:3717:55:3219:01:102:2162.38%
 Guinea-BissauBissau16:43:5317:57:1219:01:382:2353.10%
 Burkina FasoOuagadougou16:49:0917:57:2118:09:43 (sunset)1:2167.18%
 GambiaBanjul16:46:3017:58:1519:01:322:1547.25%
 MaliBamako16:47:5317:58:1918:35:17 (sunset)1:4759.87%
 SenegalDakar16:48:3917:59:0019:01:122:1342.69%
References: [1]

Eclipse details

Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the Moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse.[3]

February 6, 2027 Solar Eclipse Times
Event Time (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact 2027 February 06 at 12:58:47.0 UTC
First Umbral External Contact 2027 February 06 at 14:05:05.6 UTC
First Central Line 2027 February 06 at 14:08:16.3 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact 2027 February 06 at 14:11:27.4 UTC
First Penumbral Internal Contact 2027 February 06 at 15:24:40.4 UTC
Greatest Duration 2027 February 06 at 15:43:00.4 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction 2027 February 06 at 15:45:38.2 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction 2027 February 06 at 15:57:16.2 UTC
Greatest Eclipse 2027 February 06 at 16:00:47.7 UTC
Last Penumbral Internal Contact 2027 February 06 at 16:37:18.3 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact 2027 February 06 at 17:50:19.1 UTC
Last Central Line 2027 February 06 at 17:53:28.3 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact 2027 February 06 at 17:56:36.8 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact 2027 February 06 at 19:02:50.3 UTC
February 6, 2027 Solar Eclipse Parameters
Parameter Value
Eclipse Magnitude 0.92811
Eclipse Obscuration 0.86139
Gamma −0.29515
Sun Right Ascension 21h20m17.6s
Sun Declination -15°32'54.5"
Sun Semi-Diameter 16'13.1"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9"
Moon Right Ascension 21h20m44.2s
Moon Declination -15°47'36.0"
Moon Semi-Diameter 14'50.2"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°54'27.0"
ΔT 72.6 s

Eclipse season

This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.

Eclipse season of February 2027
February 6
Ascending node (new moon)
February 20
Descending node (full moon)
Annular solar eclipse
Solar Saros 131		Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 143

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