Solar eclipse of February 17, 2026
Introduction An annular solar eclipse will occur on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.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.
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Related eclipses ===Eclipses in 2026===* '''An annular solar eclipse on February 17'''. * '''A total lunar eclipse on March 3'''. * '''A total solar eclipse on August 12'''. * '''A partial lunar eclipse on August 28'''.=== Solar eclipses 2026–2029====== Saros 121 ====== Metonic series === All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's ascending node. 21 eclipse events, progressing from south to north between July 13, 2018 and July 12, 2094July 12–13April 30-May 1February 16–17December 5–6September 22–23117119121123125150pxJuly 13, 2018150pxApril 30, 2022150pxFebruary 17, 2026150pxDecember 5, 2029150pxSeptember 23, 2033127129131133135150pxJuly 13, 2037150pxApril 30, 2041150pxFebruary 16, 2045150pxDecember 5, 2048150pxSeptember 22, 2052137139141143145150pxJuly 12, 2056150pxApril 30, 2060150pxFebruary 17, 2064150pxDecember 6, 2067150pxSeptember 23, 2071147149151153155150pxJuly 13, 2075150pxMay 1, 2079150pxFebruary 16, 2083150pxDecember 6, 2086150pxSeptember 23, 2090157150pxJuly 12, 2094
References
External links * http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2026Feb17A.GIF