Annular solar eclipse on 17 February 2026 in South Africa

Annular solar eclipse on 17 February 2026 — path, times and visibility by country.

From South Africa, the eclipse was partial. 21 cities in our catalogue saw it from South Africa.

Cities where the eclipse is visible

Bhisho
Partial — 15% · 137,287
Durban
Partial — 16% · 3,338,026
East London
Partial — 15% · 478,676
Ermelo
Partial — 10% · 100,324
Gqeberha
Partial — 13% · 1,050,078
Kariega
Partial — 13% · 291,052
KwaDukuza
Partial — 15% · 161,177
Ladysmith
Partial — 12% · 143,446
Margate
Partial — 16% · 34,407
Mbombela
Partial — 10% · 110,159
Mdantsane
Partial — 15% · 205,504
Mpumalanga
Partial — 15% · 140,121
Mthatha
Partial — 15% · 164,848
Newcastle
Partial — 12% · 404,838
Ntuzuma
Partial — 15% · 125,394
Pietermaritzburg
Partial — 14% · 839,327
Pinetown
Partial — 15% · 144,026
Queenstown
Partial — 13% · 118,599
Richards Bay
Partial — 16% · 252,968
Standerton
Partial — 10% · 101,101
Vryheid
Partial — 13% · 150,012

282 more cities in this country see a partial eclipse.

About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)