Annular solar eclipse on 17 February 2026 in Matola
Annular solar eclipse — 17 February 2026 12:11 UTC
occurred on 17 February 2026
Summary
The Sun was partially eclipsed as seen from Matola. The eclipse peaked at 13:15 UTC. The Sun's disc was 12%% eclipsed at maximum. At maximum the Sun was 42.9° up in the sky. The event belonged to Saros series 121. It was a striking demonstration of how precisely the Moon and Sun line up from Earth.
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Annular solar eclipse
- Date (UTC)
- 17 February 2026 — 12:11 UTC
- Saros series
- 121
- Gamma
- -0.97430
- Magnitude
- 0.9630
Local circumstances
- Local type
- Partial
- Obscuration
- 12%
- Population
- 1,198,988
- Maximum
- 17 February 2026 13:15 UTC