A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Thursday, February 15, 2018, with a magnitude of 0.5991. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.
A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Antarctica and southern South America.
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Eclipse timing Places experiencing partial eclipse Solar Eclipse of February 15, 2018(Local Times)Country or territory City or placeStart of partial eclipseMaximum eclipseEnd of partial eclipseDuration of eclipse (hr:min)Maximum coverage Troll 19:53:33 20:49:28 21:11:08 (sunset) 1:18 49.09% Marambio Base 17:15:47 18:16:37 19:14:15 1:58 37.98% Esperanza Base 17:17:42 18:18:22 19:15:46 1:58 37.38% Carlini Base 17:20:09 18:20:41 19:17:49 1:58 36.04% Orcadas Base 17:24:53 18:23:21 19:18:41 1:54 39.94% King Edward Point 18:38:36 19:33:13 19:57:49 (sunset) 1:19 37.40% Punta Arenas 17:40:59 18:37:49 19:30:47 1:50 22.90% Stanley 17:46:42 18:42:18 19:34:14 1:48 27.69% Criciúma 19:51:17 20:00:40 20:03:14 (sunset) 0:12 1.53% Porto Alegre 19:47:45 20:06:23 20:12:18 (sunset) 0:25 3.68% Neuquén 18:25:37 19:06:38 19:45:07 1:20 8.94% Mar del Plata 18:25:06 19:07:07 19:46:36 1:23 12.10% Montevideo 18:34:19 19:11:42 19:38:29 (sunset) 1:04 8.83% La Plata 18:35:10 19:12:11 19:45:33 (sunset) 1:10 8.26% Canelones 18:35:36 19:12:19 19:38:19 (sunset) 1:03 8.35% Buenos Aires 18:36:27 19:12:47 19:46:50 (sunset) 1:10 7.76% Durazno 18:39:36 19:14:08 19:37:44 (sunset) 0:58 6.93% Rio Grande 19:41:24 20:14:26 20:18:18 (sunset) 0:37 6.64% Pelotas 19:42:27 20:14:54 20:18:55 (sunset) 0:36 6.27% Fray Bentos 18:41:37 19:15:05 19:44:33 (sunset) 1:03 6.09% Rosario 18:43:43 19:15:57 19:46:35 1:03 5.18% Paysandú 18:44:22 19:16:13 19:42:37 (sunset) 0:58 5.28% Santiago 18:49:25 19:16:26 19:42:15 0:53 2.45% Tacuarembó 18:45:09 19:16:25 19:33:24 (sunset) 0:48 5.23% Mendoza 18:50:20 19:17:18 19:43:06 0:53 2.54% Rivera 18:47:52 19:17:26 19:30:36 (sunset) 0:43 4.47% Salto 18:47:49 19:17:34 19:40:54 (sunset) 0:53 4.34% Ciudad del Este 19:13:34 19:18:02 19:20:31 (sunset) 0:07 0.12% Córdoba 18:52:50 19:19:08 19:44:19 0:51 2.63% Encarnación 19:03:45 19:22:28 19:27:36 (sunset) 0:24 1.14%References:
Eclipse details Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the Moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+February 15, 2018 Solar Eclipse Times Event Time (UTC) First Penumbral External Contact 2018 February 15 at 18:56:59.4 UTC Equatorial Conjunction 2018 February 15 at 20:16:17.1 UTC Greatest Eclipse 2018 February 15 at 20:52:33.3 UTC Ecliptic Conjunction 2018 February 15 at 21:06:21.5 UTC Last Penumbral External Contact 2018 February 15 at 22:48:19.3 UTC
+February 15, 2018 Solar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Eclipse Magnitude 0.59911 Eclipse Obscuration 0.49084 Gamma −1.21163 Sun Right Ascension 21h57m18.8s Sun Declination -12°28'07.3" Sun Semi-Diameter 16'11.4" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9" Moon Right Ascension 21h58m26.9s Moon Declination -13°32'29.9" Moon Semi-Diameter 14'59.4" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°55'00.9" ΔT 69.0 s
Eclipse season
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.
+ Eclipse season of January–February 2018 January 31Ascending node (full moon) February 15Descending node (new moon) Total lunar eclipseLunar Saros 124 Partial solar eclipseSolar Saros 150
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2018 A total lunar eclipse on January 31. A partial solar eclipse on February 15. A partial solar eclipse on July 13. A total lunar eclipse on July 27. A partial solar eclipse on August 11.
Metonic Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 29, 2014 Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 4, 2021
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 4, 2011 Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 29, 2025
Half-Saros Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 9, 2009 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 20, 2027
Tritos Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 19, 2007 Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 2029
Solar Saros 150 Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 5, 2000 Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 27, 2036
Inex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 7, 1989 Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 26, 2047
Triad Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 18, 1931 Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 17, 2104
Solar eclipses of 2015–2018
Saros 150
Metonic series
Tritos series
Inex series
References
External links
NASA chart NASA animation Partial Solar Eclipse of 2018 February 15 APOD 2/20/2018