Annular solar eclipse on 6 February 2027 in Ibadan

Annular solar eclipse — 6 February 2027 15:59 UTC
in 161 days
Summary
An annular eclipse will frame the Sun in a ring of fire above Ibadan. Maximum comes at 17:53 UTC. The Sun stays fully hidden for 4 min 12 s. The Sun is 0.7° below the horizon at maximum, so the eclipse will not be directly visible from the ground. The event belongs to Saros series 131. It is a reminder of how precisely the Moon and Sun line up from Earth.
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Annular solar eclipse
Date (UTC)
6 February 2027 — 15:59 UTC
Saros series
131
Gamma
-0.29520
Magnitude
0.9281
Local circumstances
Local type
Annular
Obscuration
83%
Population
3,649,000
Maximum
6 February 2027 17:53 UTC