Eclipses · Feb 6, 2027
Annular solar eclipse of Feb 6, 2027: where to see it
The Moon will sit inside the Sun, leaving a thin ring of fire, along a path about 268 km wide across Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana. It lasts longest, 7 min 45 s, at 31.3°S, 48.5°W.
For thousands of kilometres either side of the path, people will see a partial eclipse: a bite out of the Sun.
A ring of fire is never safe to look at without eclipse glasses, not even for a moment.
Watch it on the globe The Moon's shadow crossing the Earth in 3D, sped up.
Where it can be seen
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Can I see it from my city? 46 cities see some of it
| City | Covered | Starts | Middle | Ends | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos, NG | Ring 5 min 30 s | 5:44 PM | 6:52 PM GMT+1 | at sunset | 1° | Ring 5 min 30 s · 5:44 PM to at sunset, middle 6:52 PM GMT+1 · Sun 1° |
| Benin City, NG | Ring 5 min 29 s | 5:44 PM | 6:51 PM GMT+1 | at sunset | below | Ring 5 min 29 s · 5:44 PM to at sunset, middle 6:51 PM GMT+1 · Sun below |
| Accra, Greater Accra, GH | Ring 5 min 25 s | 4:41 PM | 5:52 PM GMT | at sunset | 4° | Ring 5 min 25 s · 4:41 PM to at sunset, middle 5:52 PM GMT · Sun 4° |
| Ibadan, NG | Ring 4 min 10 s | 5:45 PM | 6:53 PM GMT+1 | at sunset | below | Ring 4 min 10 s · 5:45 PM to at sunset, middle 6:53 PM GMT+1 · Sun below |
| Abidjan, CI | Ring 47 s | 4:39 PM | 5:52 PM GMT | at sunset | 8° | Ring 47 s · 4:39 PM to at sunset, middle 5:52 PM GMT · Sun 8° |
| Montevideo, UY | 86% | 10:50 AM | 12:36 PM GMT-3 | 2:18 PM | 70° | 86% · 10:50 AM to 2:18 PM, middle 12:36 PM GMT-3 · Sun 70° |
| Rio de Janeiro, BR | 84% | 11:40 AM | 1:29 PM GMT-3 | 3:04 PM | 69° | 84% · 11:40 AM to 3:04 PM, middle 1:29 PM GMT-3 · Sun 69° |
| Kumasi, GH | 83% | 4:42 PM | 5:53 PM GMT | at sunset | 5° | 83% · 4:42 PM to at sunset, middle 5:53 PM GMT · Sun 5° |
| Abuja, FCT, NG | 83% | 5:47 PM | 6:53 PM GMT+1 | at sunset | below | 83% · 5:47 PM to at sunset, middle 6:53 PM GMT+1 · Sun below |
| Nova Iguaçu, BR | 83% | 11:40 AM | 1:29 PM GMT-3 | 3:04 PM | 69° | 83% · 11:40 AM to 3:04 PM, middle 1:29 PM GMT-3 · Sun 69° |
| Porto Alegre, BR | 83% | 11:07 AM | 12:56 PM GMT-3 | 2:38 PM | 75° | 83% · 11:07 AM to 2:38 PM, middle 12:56 PM GMT-3 · Sun 75° |
| Port Harcourt, NG | 83% | 5:43 PM | 6:50 PM GMT+1 | at sunset | below | 83% · 5:43 PM to at sunset, middle 6:50 PM GMT+1 · Sun below |
| Buenos Aires, AR | 82% | 10:46 AM | 12:31 PM GMT-3 | 2:15 PM | 69° | 82% · 10:46 AM to 2:15 PM, middle 12:31 PM GMT-3 · Sun 69° |
| Kaduna, NG | 80% | 5:48 PM | 6:54 PM GMT+1 | at sunset | below | 80% · 5:48 PM to at sunset, middle 6:54 PM GMT+1 · Sun below |
| Douala, CM | 79% | 5:43 PM | 6:48 PM GMT+1 | at sunset | below | 79% · 5:43 PM to at sunset, middle 6:48 PM GMT+1 · Sun below |
| Maiduguri, NG | 79% | 5:49 PM | 6:52 PM GMT+1 | at sunset | below | 79% · 5:49 PM to at sunset, middle 6:52 PM GMT+1 · Sun below |
| São Paulo, BR | 78% | 11:31 AM | 1:21 PM GMT-3 | 2:59 PM | 74° | 78% · 11:31 AM to 2:59 PM, middle 1:21 PM GMT-3 · Sun 74° |
| Yaoundé, CM | 77% | 5:43 PM | 6:48 PM GMT+1 | at sunset | below | 77% · 5:43 PM to at sunset, middle 6:48 PM GMT+1 · Sun below |
| Curitiba, BR | 76% | 11:20 AM | 1:11 PM GMT-3 | 2:51 PM | 76° | 76% · 11:20 AM to 2:51 PM, middle 1:11 PM GMT-3 · Sun 76° |
| Belo Horizonte, BR | 76% | 11:46 AM | 1:35 PM GMT-3 | 3:10 PM | 69° | 76% · 11:46 AM to 3:10 PM, middle 1:35 PM GMT-3 · Sun 69° |
| Kano, NG | 76% | 5:49 PM | 6:54 PM GMT+1 | at sunset | below | 76% · 5:49 PM to at sunset, middle 6:54 PM GMT+1 · Sun below |
| Campinas, BR | 76% | 11:31 AM | 1:22 PM GMT-3 | 3:00 PM | 74° | 76% · 11:31 AM to 3:00 PM, middle 1:22 PM GMT-3 · Sun 74° |
| Salvador, BR | 74% | 12:17 PM | 2:01 PM GMT-3 | 3:29 PM | 58° | 74% · 12:17 PM to 3:29 PM, middle 2:01 PM GMT-3 · Sun 58° |
| Rosario, AR | 74% | 10:43 AM | 12:29 PM GMT-3 | 2:14 PM | 70° | 74% · 10:43 AM to 2:14 PM, middle 12:29 PM GMT-3 · Sun 70° |
| Recife, BR | 71% | 12:37 PM | 2:16 PM GMT-3 | 3:40 PM | 49° | 71% · 12:37 PM to 3:40 PM, middle 2:16 PM GMT-3 · Sun 49° |
| Ouagadougou, BF | 67% | 4:49 PM | 5:57 PM GMT | at sunset | 2° | 67% · 4:49 PM to at sunset, middle 5:57 PM GMT · Sun 2° |
| Córdoba, AR | 64% | 10:39 AM | 12:23 PM GMT-3 | 2:08 PM | 68° | 64% · 10:39 AM to 2:08 PM, middle 12:23 PM GMT-3 · Sun 68° |
| Camayenne, GN | 62% | 4:40 PM | 5:55 PM GMT | at sunset | 15° | 62% · 4:40 PM to at sunset, middle 5:55 PM GMT · Sun 15° |
| Santiago, CL | 62% | 10:26 AM | 12:04 PM GMT-3 | 1:48 PM | 59° | 62% · 10:26 AM to 1:48 PM, middle 12:04 PM GMT-3 · Sun 59° |
| Bamako, ML | 60% | 4:47 PM | 5:58 PM GMT | at sunset | 8° | 60% · 4:47 PM to at sunset, middle 5:58 PM GMT · Sun 8° |
| Asunción, PY | 58% | 11:03 AM | 12:52 PM GMT-3 | 2:35 PM | 80° | 58% · 11:03 AM to 2:35 PM, middle 12:52 PM GMT-3 · Sun 80° |
| Brasília, Distrito Federal, BR | 58% | 11:50 AM | 1:38 PM GMT-3 | 3:12 PM | 72° | 58% · 11:50 AM to 3:12 PM, middle 1:38 PM GMT-3 · Sun 72° |
| Goiânia, BR | 56% | 11:45 AM | 1:33 PM GMT-3 | 3:08 PM | 75° | 56% · 11:45 AM to 3:08 PM, middle 1:33 PM GMT-3 · Sun 75° |
| Fortaleza, BR | 53% | 12:45 PM | 2:21 PM GMT-3 | 3:42 PM | 51° | 53% · 12:45 PM to 3:42 PM, middle 2:21 PM GMT-3 · Sun 51° |
| Brazzaville, CG | 52% | 5:39 PM | 6:39 PM GMT+1 | at sunset | below | 52% · 5:39 PM to at sunset, middle 6:39 PM GMT+1 · Sun below |
| Kinshasa, CD | 52% | 5:39 PM | 6:39 PM GMT+1 | at sunset | below | 52% · 5:39 PM to at sunset, middle 6:39 PM GMT+1 · Sun below |
| Dakar, SN | 43% | 4:48 PM | 5:58 PM GMT | 7:01 PM | 16° | 43% · 4:48 PM to 7:01 PM, middle 5:58 PM GMT · Sun 16° |
| Luanda, AO | 42% | 5:35 PM | 6:35 PM GMT+1 | at sunset | below | 42% · 5:35 PM to at sunset, middle 6:35 PM GMT+1 · Sun below |
| Lubumbashi, CD | 29% | 6:37 PM | 7:26 PM GMT+2 | at sunset | below | 29% · 6:37 PM to at sunset, middle 7:26 PM GMT+2 · Sun below |
| Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BO | 29% | 10:16 AM | 11:55 AM GMT-4 | 1:29 PM | 82° | 29% · 10:16 AM to 1:29 PM, middle 11:55 AM GMT-4 · Sun 82° |
6 more cities with a smaller part covered
Belém 26%, Lusaka 21%, Manaus 7%, Casablanca 5%, Rabat 5%, Lima 2%
Times are local to each city.
From where you are
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Watching safely
- Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses or a handheld solar viewer that meets the ISO 12312-2 standard, even when most of it is covered. Sunglasses are not enough.
- Don't look through a camera, binoculars or a telescope without a proper solar filter over the front, even while wearing eclipse glasses: they concentrate the light and can burn your eye in an instant.
- A ring of fire is still the Sun. Keep your glasses on the whole time.
- No glasses? Poke a small hole in a card and let the sunlight fall through it onto the ground: you'll see little crescents. The gaps between leaves do the same.
What you'll see
The Moon is a little too far from Earth this time to cover the Sun completely, so it sits inside it and leaves a thin ring of sunlight: the ring of fire. The sky dims, but it never gets dark.
Outside the ring's path, it's a partial eclipse: a bite out of the Sun that grows, then shrinks.
How we work this out: Astronomy Engine gives the Sun and Moon's exact positions, and we check the eclipse from every city and from points across the map. The edges of the path are found by stepping out from its centre until the eclipse stops being a ring. It's precise to the minute; hills and the Moon's uneven edge can move the very edges of the path, so check before you travel to one. This is the same math the Sky Globe uses to draw the shadow.