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Partial phases of the solar eclipse of 1998 February 26 will be visible from the United States and eastern Canada, Mexico, Central America and the northern half of South America (See: Map for 1998 February 26).
The following table lists times* and local circumstances** at maximum eclipse for a number of cities in the path of the Moon's penumbral shadow. (for the U.S. and Canada, see: 1998 Eclipse From U.S. & Canada). Cities are listed alphabetically by country first, then city name. Click on a city of your choice and get a preview of how maximum eclipse will appear. Each eclipse GIF is only 11 kBytes in size, so access time should be fast!
** Mag. = Eclipse Magnitude or fraction of Sun's diameter eclipsed by the Moon.
If you find problems with any of the links on this page, kindly bring them to the attention of Fred Espenak (espenak@lepvax.gsfc.nasa.gov).
* Times listed are in Universal Time. To convert to local time, see
1998 Eclipse Time Zones.
** Alt. = Altitude of Sun and Maximum Eclipse.
Duration Duration
Eclipse U.T. of Partial Total
City Name Type Maximum Mag. Alt. Eclipse Eclipse
Nassau, Bahamas P 18:06:49 0.554 55° 02h36m -
Bridgetown, Barbados P 18:33:11 0.885 49° 02h43m -
Camaguey, Cuba P 18:02:13 0.642 59° 02h46m -
Havana, Cuba P 17:53:04 0.532 58° 02h39m -
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba P 18:05:51 0.711 59° 02h50m -
Santiago, Dominican Rep. P 18:16:49 0.805 56° 02h50m -
Santo Domingo, Dominican P 18:17:40 0.845 56° 02h51m -
Port-au-Prince, Haiti P 18:12:24 0.805 58° 02h52m -
Kingston, Jamaica P 18:01:26 0.750 62° 02h54m -
Spanish Town, Jamaica P 18:01:03 0.748 62° 02h54m -
Fort-de-France, Martin. P 18:31:48 0.951 49° 02h45m -
Willemstad, Curacao T 18:13:23 1.042 60° 02h56m 01m51s
San Juan, Puerto Rico P 18:25:25 0.902 52° 02h48m -
Castries, St. Lucia P 18:31:27 0.933 50° 02h45m -
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad P 18:27:19 0.843 53° 02h45m -
Duration Duration
Eclipse U.T. of Partial Total
City Name Type Maximum Mag. Alt. Eclipse Eclipse
San Jose, Costa Rica P 17:32:05 0.855 71° 03h05m -
San Salvador, El Salvado P 17:23:04 0.680 65° 02h56m -
Guatemala, Guatemala P 17:20:41 0.638 63° 02h53m -
Tegucigalpa, Honduras P 17:29:10 0.697 66° 02h57m -
Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico P 17:03:46 0.419 52° 02h25m -
Ecatepec de Morelos, Mex P 17:04:15 0.415 52° 02h25m -
Guadalajara, Mexico P 16:54:59 0.352 46° 02h12m -
Monterrey, Mexico P 17:09:32 0.259 47° 01h58m -
Nezahualcoyoytl, Mexico P 17:04:07 0.419 52° 02h25m -
Puebla, Mexico P 17:05:47 0.437 53° 02h28m -
Managua, Nicaragua P 17:29:04 0.762 68° 03h01m -
Panama City, Panama P 17:43:08 0.953 72° 03h06m -
Duration Duration
Eclipse U.T. of Partial Total
City Name Type Maximum Mag. Alt. Eclipse Eclipse
La Paz, Bolivia P 17:34:55 0.180 76° 01h42m -
Belem, Brazil P 18:37:00 0.299 42° 01h50m -
Fortaleza, Brazil P 18:47:49 0.115 30° 01h05m -
Icoraci, Brazil P 18:37:12 0.303 42° 01h50m -
Manaus, Brazil P 18:13:24 0.421 60° 02h20m -
Venda Nova, Brazil P 18:16:17 0.112 0° 00h07m -
Barranquilla, Colombia P 17:58:06 0.975 67° 03h03m -
Bogota, Colombia P 17:51:16 0.878 73° 03h03m -
Cali, Colombia P 17:43:17 0.886 76° 03h05m -
Medellin, Colombia P 17:49:44 0.949 73° 03h05m -
Guayaquil, Ecuador P 17:26:09 0.780 83° 03h02m -
Quito, Ecuador P 17:32:36 0.814 82° 03h04m -
Lima, Peru P 17:19:23 0.448 86° 02h33m -
Caracas, Venezuela P 18:15:59 0.925 60° 02h54m -
Maracaibo, Venezuela T 18:05:28 1.043 65° 03h00m 02m50s
Duration Duration
Eclipse U.T. of Partial Total
City Name Type Maximum Mag. Alt. Eclipse Eclipse
Las Palmas G.Canaria, CI P 18:58:08 0.792 0° 00h46m -
Santa Cruz Tenerife, CI P 19:00:42 0.841 0° 00h49m -
Praia, Cape Verde P 19:09:23 0.561 7° 01h26m -
Papeete, French Polynes. P 15:57:45 0.460 0° 00h38m -
Conakry, Guinea P 19:03:24 0.328 0° 00h37m -
Reykjavik, Iceland P 18:35:12 0.050 0° 00h15m -
Bamako, Mali P 18:41:00 0.214 0° 00h16m -
Casablanca, Morocco P 18:23:15 0.207 0° 00h12m -
Rabat, Morocco P 18:20:11 0.155 0° 00h09m -
Lisbon, Portugal P 18:25:33 0.263 0° 00h16m -
Porto, Portugal P 18:19:17 0.161 0° 00h10m -
Dakar, Senegal P 19:10:20 0.518 1° 00h57m -
Freetown, Sierra Leone P 19:02:32 0.293 0° 00h35m -
Paramaribo, Suriname P 18:34:03 0.606 48° 02h28m -
WebMaster: Fred Espenak Planetary Systems Branch - Code 693 e-mail: espenak@lepvax.gsfc.nasa.gov NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 USA
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