Solar eclipse of February 17, 2026: Difference between revisions

{{short description|Future annular solar eclipse}}

{{Infobox solar eclipse|2026Feb17}}

An annular [[solar eclipse]] will occur at the Moon’s [[Lunar node|ascending node]] of orbit on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, with a [[Magnitude of eclipse|magnitude]] of 0.963. 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 (mathematics)|annulus]] (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide.

Annularity will be visible over [[Antarctica]] only. However, the partial eclipse will be visible from the very southern tip of [[Argentina]] and [[Chile]], as well in much of [[Southern Africa]] (such as in [[South Africa]], [[Mozambique]], and [[Madagascar]]).

[[File:SE2026Feb17A.gif]]<br />Animated path

=== Eclipses in 2026 ===

* '''An annular solar eclipse on February 17.'''

* [[March 2026 lunar eclipse|A total lunar eclipse on March 3]].

* [[Solar eclipse of August 12, 2026|A total solar eclipse on August 12]].

* [[August 2026 lunar eclipse|A partial lunar eclipse on August 28]].

=== Metonic ===

* Preceded by: [[Solar eclipse of April 30, 2022]]

* Followed by: [[Solar eclipse of December 5, 2029]]

=== Tzolkinex ===

* Preceded by: [[Solar eclipse of January 6, 2019]]

* Followed by: [[Solar eclipse of March 30, 2033]]

=== Half-Saros ===

* Preceded by: [[February 2017 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of February 11, 2017]]

* Followed by: [[February 2035 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of February 22, 2035]]

=== Tritos ===

* Preceded by: [[Solar eclipse of March 20, 2015]]

* Followed by: [[Solar eclipse of January 16, 2037]]

=== Solar Saros 121 ===

* Preceded by: [[Solar eclipse of February 7, 2008]]

* Followed by: [[Solar eclipse of February 28, 2044]]

=== Inex ===

* Preceded by: [[Solar eclipse of March 9, 1997]]

* Followed by: [[Solar eclipse of January 27, 2055]]

=== Triad ===

* Preceded by: [[Solar eclipse of April 19, 1939]]

* Followed by: [[Solar eclipse of December 19, 2112]]

=== Solar eclipses of 2026–2029 ===

{{Solar eclipse set 2026–2029}}

=== Saros 121 ===

{{Solar Saros series 121}}

=== Metonic series ===

{{Metonic eclipse set info}} All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's ascending node.

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"

!colspan=5| 21 eclipse events, progressing from south to north between July 13, 2018 and July 12, 2094

|-

!July 12–13

!April 30-May 1

!February 16–17

!December 5–6

!September 22–23

|-

!117

!119

!121

!123

!125

|- style="text-align:center;"

|[[File:SE2018Jul13P.png|150px]]<br />[[Solar eclipse of July 13, 2018|July 13, 2018]]

|[[File:SE2022Apr30P.png|150px]]<br />[[Solar eclipse of April 30, 2022|April 30, 2022]]

|[[File:SE2026Feb17A.png|150px]]<br />[[Solar eclipse of February 17, 2026|February 17, 2026]]

|[[File:SE2029Dec05P.png|150px]]<br />[[Solar eclipse of December 5, 2029|December 5, 2029]]

|[[File:SE2033Sep23P.png|150px]]<br />[[Solar eclipse of September 23, 2033|September 23, 2033]]

|-

!127

!129

!131

!133

!135

|- style="text-align:center;"

|[[File:SE2037Jul13T.png|150px]]<br />[[Solar eclipse of July 13, 2037|July 13, 2037]]

|[[File:SE2041Apr30T.png|150px]]<br />[[Solar eclipse of April 30, 2041|April 30, 2041]]

|[[File:SE2045Feb16A.png|150px]]<br />[[Solar eclipse of February 16, 2045|February 16, 2045]]

|[[File:SE2048Dec05T.png|150px]]<br />[[Solar eclipse of December 5, 2048|December 5, 2048]]

|[[File:SE2052Sep22A.png|150px]]<br />[[Solar eclipse of September 22, 2052|September 22, 2052]]

|-

!137

!139

!141

!143

!145

|- style="text-align:center;"

|[[File:SE2056Jul12A.png|150px]]<br />[[Solar eclipse of July 12, 2056|July 12, 2056]]

|[[File:SE2060Apr30T.png|150px]]<br />[[Solar eclipse of April 30, 2060|April 30, 2060]]

|[[File:SE2064Feb17A.png|150px]]<br />[[Solar eclipse of February 17, 2064|February 17, 2064]]

|[[File:SE2067Dec06H.png|150px]]<br />[[Solar eclipse of December 6, 2067|December 6, 2067]]

|[[File:SE2071Sep23T.png|150px]]<br />[[Solar eclipse of September 23, 2071|September 23, 2071]]

|-

!147

!149

!151

!153

!155

|- style="text-align:center;"

|[[File:SE2075Jul13A.png|150px]]<br />[[Solar eclipse of July 13, 2075|July 13, 2075]]

|[[File:SE2079May01T.png|150px]]<br />[[Solar eclipse of May 1, 2079|May 1, 2079]]

|[[File:SE2083Feb16P.png|150px]]<br />[[Solar eclipse of February 16, 2083|February 16, 2083]]

|[[File:SE2086Dec06P.png|150px]]<br />[[Solar eclipse of December 6, 2086|December 6, 2086]]

|[[File:SE2090Sep23T.png|150px]]<br />[[Solar eclipse of September 23, 2090|September 23, 2090]]

|- style="text-align:center;"

!157

|- style="text-align:center;"

|[[File:SE2094Jul12P.png|150px]]<br />[[Solar eclipse of July 12, 2094|July 12, 2094]]

|}

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