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February 6, 2027 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: Much of Africa, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, 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 69.7 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginFeb 6 at 12:57:36Feb 6 at 7:57:36 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginFeb 6 at 14:03:58Feb 6 at 9:03:58 am
Maximum EclipseFeb 6 at 15:59:37Feb 6 at 10:59:37 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endFeb 6 at 17:55:26Feb 6 at 12:55:26 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endFeb 6 at 19:01:39Feb 6 at 2:01:39 pm

* 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 Jan 26, 2028

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Argentina
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:21 am ART2:42 pm ART
Benin
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:43 pm GMT6:04 pm GMT
Brazil
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:53 am BRT3:53 pm BRT
Chile
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:59 am EASST2:11 pm CLST
Cote d'Ivoire
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:36 pm GMT6:44 pm GMT
Ghana
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:39 pm GMT6:24 pm GMT
Nigeria
Annular Solar Eclipse
5:42 pm WAT6:59 pm WAT
Togo
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:42 pm GMT6:07 pm GMT
Uruguay
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:47 am UYT2:29 pm UYT
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:57 pm CET6:19 pm GMT
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:30 pm WAT6:49 pm WAT
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:50 am 1:28 pm
Bolivia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:51 am BOT1:47 pm BOT
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:33 pm SAST7:26 pm SAST
Burkina Faso
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:44 pm GMT6:27 pm GMT
Cabo Verde
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:47 pm CVT5:59 pm CVT
Cameroon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:42 pm WAT6:37 pm WAT
Central African Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:42 pm WAT6:12 pm WAT
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:46 pm WAT6:09 pm WAT
Congo
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:37 pm WAT6:36 pm WAT
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:36 pm CAT6:34 pm WAT
Equatorial Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:37 pm WAT6:56 pm WAT
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:37 pm SAST6:44 pm SAST
Falkland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:41 am FKST1:40 pm FKST
French Guiana
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:02 pm GFT3:18 pm GFT
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:44 am GAMT5:59 am GAMT
Gabon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:38 pm WAT6:42 pm WAT
Gambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:45 pm GMT7:01 pm GMT
Gibraltar
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:35 pm CET6:52 pm CET
Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:39 pm GMT7:01 pm GMT
Guinea-Bissau
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:42 pm GMT7:01 pm GMT
Guyana
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:05 pm GYT2:59 pm BRT
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:37 pm SAST7:04 pm SAST
Liberia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:36 pm GMT6:55 pm GMT
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:01 pm EET6:06 pm CET
Mali
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:44 pm GMT6:50 pm GMT
Mauritania
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:50 pm GMT7:00 pm GMT
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:02 pm WEST7:57 pm WEST
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:36 pm SAST6:39 pm SAST
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:29 pm CAT7:50 pm CAT
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:49 pm WAT6:00 pm GMT
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:57 am ART2:45 pm PYT
Peru
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:02 am PET12:06 pm PET
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 am PST7:00 am PST
Portugal
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:25 pm WET6:41 pm WET
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:34 pm GMT6:44 pm GMT
Sao Tome and Principe
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:39 pm GMT5:51 pm GMT
Senegal
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:44 pm GMT7:01 pm GMT
Sierra Leone
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:37 pm GMT7:00 pm GMT
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:30 pm SAST7:43 pm CAT
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:24 pm GST2:48 pm GST
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:17 pm WET6:47 pm WET
Suriname
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:04 pm BRT3:09 pm GFT
Western Sahara
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:01 pm GMT6:57 pm GMT
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:35 pm WAT7:06 pm CAT
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:35 pm CAT6:55 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 eclipse1,040,000,00012.96%
At least 10% partial838,000,00010.42%
At least 20% partial788,000,0009.80%
At least 30% partial747,000,0009.28%
At least 40% partial691,000,0008.58%
At least 50% partial593,000,0007.37%
At least 60% partial500,000,0006.22%
At least 70% partial353,000,0004.39%
At least 80% partial172,000,0002.15%
Totality or annularity63,000,0000.78%

* 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: February 20–21, 2027 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse