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February 17, 2026 Annular Solar Eclipse

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What the Eclipse Will Look Like near the Maximum Point

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Where to See the Eclipse

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Path of the Eclipse Shadow

Regions seeing, at least, a partial eclipse: South in Africa, South in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.

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Eclipse Shadow Path

Portion of Sun covered by the Moon (Eclipse obscuration)

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When the Eclipse Happens Worldwide — Timeline

The eclipse starts at one location and ends at another. The times below are actual times (in UTC) when the eclipse occurs. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 69.5 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginFeb 17 at 09:56:26Feb 17 at 4:56:26 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginFeb 17 at 11:42:54Feb 17 at 6:42:54 am
Maximum EclipseFeb 17 at 12:12:04Feb 17 at 7:12:04 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endFeb 17 at 12:41:29Feb 17 at 7:41:29 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endFeb 17 at 14:27:42Feb 17 at 9:27:42 am

* These local times do not refer to a specific location but indicate the beginning, peak, and end of the eclipse on a global scale, each line referring to a different location. This eclipse isn't visible in Washington DC.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Washington DC

Next Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Feb 6, 2027

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Antarctica
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:57 am CLST6:10 pm MAWT
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:04 am ART7:59 am ART
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:31 pm SAST3:57 pm SAST
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:07 pm IOT7:37 pm IOT
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:02 am CLST8:03 am CLST
Comoros
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:08 pm EAT5:20 pm EAT
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:19 pm SAST4:02 pm SAST
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:32 pm TFT7:26 pm TFT
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:07 pm SAST3:55 pm SAST
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:23 pm EAT5:25 pm EAT
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:58 pm CAT4:09 pm CAT
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:38 pm MUT6:27 pm MUT
Mayotte
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:05 pm EAT5:21 pm EAT
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:20 pm CAT4:17 pm CAT
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:27 pm SAST3:28 pm SAST
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:35 pm RET6:24 pm RET
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:16 pm SCT6:25 pm SCT
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:21 pm SAST4:03 pm SAST
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:15 am GST9:46 am GST
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:21 pm CAT4:12 pm CAT
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:17 pm CAT3:59 pm CAT
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:39 pm SAST4:05 pm CAT

All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.)

How Many People Can See This Eclipse?

Number of People Seeing...Number of People*Fraction of World Population
Any part of the eclipse176,000,0002.17%
At least 10% partial63,000,0000.78%
At least 20% partial17,600,0000.22%
At least 30% partial2,280,0000.03%
At least 40% partial--
At least 50% partial--
At least 60% partial--
At least 70% partial--
At least 80% partial--
At least 90% partial--
Totality or annularity--

* The number of people refers to the resident population (as a round number) in areas where the eclipse is visible. timeanddate has calculated these numbers using raw population data provided by the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University. The raw data is based on population estimates from the year 2000 to 2020.

An Eclipse Never Comes Alone!

A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse.

Usually, there are two eclipses in a row, but other times, there are three during the same eclipse season.

All eclipses 1900 — 2199

This is the first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse