Path of the Annular Solar Eclipse of 2026 Feb 17

Fred Espenak

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's antumbral shadow during the Annular Solar Eclipse of 2026 Feb 17. The geographic coordinates (WGS 84) of the northern and southern limits and the central line are listed at 120-second intervals. This provides adequate detail for making plots of the path on larger scale maps. Local circumstances on the central line include the ratio of the apparent diameters of the Moon to the Sun, the Sun's altitude and azimuth (degrees), the path width (kilometers) and the duration on the central line (minutes and seconds).

The global visibility of the eclipse is shown on an Orthographic Map . The features of this map are described in the Key to Solar Eclipse Path Tables. The path of the eclipse is displayed in greater detail on an Google Map .

Annular Solar Eclipse of 2026 Feb 17

  
                                                                      M:S                 Central
Universal  Northern Limit      Southern Limit       Central Line     Diam.  Sun Sun Path   Line
         ------------------  ------------------  ------------------  Ratio  Alt Azm Width Durat.
  Time   Latitude Longitude  Latitude Longitude  Latitude Longitude
          °   ´     °   ´      °   ´     °   ´      °   ´     °   ´            °   °   km
  
 Limits  73 55.8S 144 40.3E  69 07.5S 128 09.4E  71 57.2S 136 38.5E  0.959   0   -  766  02m20.9s
 11:50   75 38.3S 104 12.7E     -         -      73 51.7S 121 44.1E  0.961   5 242  684  02m20.7s
 11:52   74 48.7S 098 52.1E     -         -      73 45.6S 113 11.9E  0.961   7 250  651  02m20.6s
 11:54   73 53.1S 094 43.9E     -         -      73 13.2S 106 56.5E  0.962   8 255  630  02m20.4s
 11:56   72 54.1S 091 25.9E  70 18.4S 120 16.6E  72 28.3S 102 07.8E  0.962   9 259  616  02m20.3s
 11:58   71 53.2S 088 50.0E  70 17.5S 112 40.0E  71 36.7S 098 21.4E  0.962  10 262  607  02m20.2s
 12:00   70 51.4S 086 45.8E  69 45.4S 107 37.4E  70 41.1S 095 21.9E  0.962  11 264  602  02m20.1s

 12:02   69 49.2S 085 06.8E  69 01.3S 103 50.8E  69 43.0S 092 54.3E  0.963  11 266  599  02m20.0s
 12:04   68 46.9S 083 47.8E  68 10.8S 100 55.3E  68 43.6S 091 04.4E  0.963  12 267  599  02m19.9s
 12:06   67 44.8S 082 45.3E  67 16.4S 098 37.8E  67 43.3S 089 33.3E  0.963  12 268  600  02m19.9s
 12:08   66 42.8S 081 56.6E  66 19.5S 096 50.2E  66 42.5S 088 21.3E  0.963  12 268  604  02m19.8s
 12:10   65 41.1S 081 19.5E  65 20.7S 095 27.0E  65 41.4S 087 25.5E  0.963  12 268  610  02m19.7s
 12:12   64 39.7S 080 52.6E  64 20.6S 094 24.6E  64 40.0S 086 43.5E  0.963  12 268  617  02m19.6s
 12:14   63 38.5S 080 34.5E  63 19.3S 093 40.2E  63 38.5S 086 13.7E  0.963  12 268  626  02m19.6s
 12:16   62 37.5S 080 24.4E  62 17.0S 093 12.4E  62 36.8S 085 54.9E  0.963  12 268  637  02m19.5s
 12:18   61 36.5S 080 21.8E  61 13.4S 093 00.4E  61 34.9S 085 46.3E  0.963  12 267  649  02m19.5s
 12:20   60 35.6S 080 26.3E  60 08.3S 093 04.3E  60 32.6S 085 47.6E  0.963  12 266  663  02m19.4s

 12:22   59 34.5S 080 37.7E  59 01.2S 093 26.0E  59 29.7S 085 58.7E  0.963  11 266  678  02m19.4s
 12:24   58 33.2S 080 56.0E  57 51.2S 094 09.1E  58 26.0S 086 20.0E  0.963  11 265  695  02m19.4s
 12:26   57 31.5S 081 21.5E  56 35.9S 095 23.1E  57 21.1S 086 52.5E  0.962  10 264  712  02m19.4s
 12:28   56 29.0S 081 54.9E  55 08.3S 097 40.4E  56 14.6S 087 38.4E  0.962   9 262  729  02m19.4s
 12:30   55 25.6S 082 37.2E     -         -      55 05.5S 088 41.0E  0.962   8 261  745  02m19.4s
 12:32   54 20.7S 083 29.9E     -         -      53 52.0S 090 08.0E  0.962   7 259  758  02m19.4s
 12:34   53 13.6S 084 36.2E     -         -      52 29.8S 092 18.8E  0.961   5 257  765  02m19.5s
 12:36   52 03.2S 086 00.3E     -         -      50 28.3S 097 33.6E  0.960   1 252  748  02m19.7s

 Limits  47 29.4S 096 24.2E  53 29.9S 102 41.6E  50 06.9S 099 01.9E  0.960   0   -  741  02m19.7s

ΔT = 71.2 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration


   Instant of 
Greatest Eclipse:       Time =  12:11:54.1 UT       Lat = 64°43.0'S      Long = 086°45.2'E
      (GE)               Sun Altitude =  12.3°          Path Width = 616.6 km
                          Sun Azimuth = 268.2°    Central Duration =   02m19.6s


   Instant of 
Greatest Duration:      Time =    11:48:16 UT       Lat =   71°57'S      Long =   136°39'E
      (GD)               Sun Altitude =   0.0°          Path Width = 766.1 km
                          Sun Azimuth = 228.4°    Central Duration =   02m20.9s

Links for the Annular Solar Eclipse of 2026 Feb 17

Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Annular Solar Eclipse of 2026 Feb 17 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-85 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 71.2 seconds.

The eclipse predictions presented here DO NOT include the effects of mountains and valleys along the edge of the Moon. Such corrections for the lunar limb profile may shift the limits of the eclipse path north or south by ~1-3 kilometers, and change the eclipse duration by ~1-3 seconds. More detailed predictions including the effects of the lunar limb profile are normally posted 12-18 months before each eclipse,

Acknowledgments

All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:

"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC"

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