February 6, 2027
On February 6, 2027, the Moon's antumbral shadow draws a long "ring of fire" from the South Pacific across Patagonia and the South Atlantic to a low-sun finale over Ghana — Saros 131, eclipse magnitude 0.9281, with up to 7 minutes 53.5 seconds of annularity near greatest duration and about 7 minutes 51 seconds at greatest eclipse (15:59:36 UTC) over the South Atlantic near 31.3°S 48.5°W, where the path is roughly 282 km wide. Every line on this map is real NASA geometry, and every time it gives you is computed from NASA's published eclipse elements for your exact spot.
This is one of the longer annular eclipses of the late 2020s: NASA lists 7 minutes 50.9 seconds of central duration at greatest eclipse and up to about 7 minutes 53.5 seconds near greatest duration, with an antumbral path about 282 km wide over the open Atlantic. The Moon covers only ~93% of the sun's diameter — a brilliant ring always remains, and the sky dims without ever going dark.
Southern Argentina sits squarely in the path. Viedma sees about 7 minutes 12 seconds of annularity with the sun ~60° high; Bahía Blanca still gets about 4 minutes of ring. Buenos Aires misses the path but watches a deep ~82% partial — close enough that millions will feel the midday dimming without needing a long trek.
After racing the South Atlantic, the antumbra reaches Ghana, Togo, and Benin with the sun only a few degrees up. Accra sits inside the path for about 5 minutes 28 seconds of ring right at sunset — a rare tropical "ring on the horizon" if skies to the west stay clear.
This eclipse is member 51 of 70 in Saros 131. Coming just months before Spain's August 2027 totality — and a year before the January 2028 Atlantic–Iberian ring — it sits in an unusually rich stretch of central eclipses for travelers who plan years ahead.
These are the worldwide milestones in UTC — each happens at a different place along the path. Search your own location above for your exact local times.
An annular eclipse is never safe to watch with the naked eye — not even during the ring. The exposed ring of sun is as dangerous as any other direct sunlight, so ISO 12312-2 certified eclipse glasses stay on from the first bite to the last, everywhere on Earth. Sunglasses are never enough.
The path of annularity crosses southern Chile and Argentina (including Patagonia), Uruguay, and southern Brazil, then the South Atlantic to Ghana, Togo, and Benin. A partial eclipse is visible across much of South America, West Africa, and parts of Antarctica.
Up to about 7 minutes 53 seconds near greatest duration over the South Atlantic, and about 7 minutes 51 seconds at greatest eclipse. On land: Viedma ~7m 12s, Bahía Blanca ~4m 00s, Accra ~5m 28s at sunset. Duration shortens toward both ends of the path.
It depends on your location — the shadow takes hours to travel from the Pacific to West Africa. Search your city or tap the map above for exact local start, maximum, and end times computed from NASA's eclipse elements.
Yes — for every second of it. An annular eclipse has no safe naked-eye phase: part of the sun's surface is always exposed. ISO 12312-2 certified eclipse glasses (or a proper solar filter) are required for the entire event, including maximum ring.
Contact times are computed from NASA GSFC's published Besselian elements (Fred Espenak) and are typically accurate to within a few seconds. Local terrain and your exact horizon are not modeled — critical for Accra's low sunset sun.