Solar eclipse of January 26, 2028

An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, January 26, 2028, with a magnitude of 0.9208. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 2 days before apogee (on January 28, 2028, at 15:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.

The path of annularity will pass through Ecuador, Peru, northern Brazil, and French Guiana. It will then travel across the Atlantic Ocean and end in southern Portugal (including the whole Madeira Islands), northern Morocco, and southern Spain. A partial eclipse will be visible over much of central and northern South America, Central America, the Caribbean, eastern North America and Western Europe, and West Africa.

Stars and planets visible during annularity The proportion of the sun which is exposed during peak annularity will produce more than enough glare to obscure all stars and almost all planets. However, Venus may be easily seen along part of the eclipse's path. It will be 39º east of the Sun, so it will lie below the eastern horizon or be low in the east for observers in South America. Observers in Spain will, weather permitting, have a much better view of Venus, which will be high in the southwest as the eclipsed Sun anticipates sunset.

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Eclipse timing Places experiencing annular eclipse Solar Eclipse of January 26, 2028(Local Times)Country or territory City or placeStart of partial eclipseStart of annular eclipseMaximum eclipseEnd of annular eclipseEnd of partial eclipseDuration of annularity (min:s)Duration of eclipse (hr:min)Maximum coverage Galápagos Islands 06:07:45 07:22:42 07:25:29 07:28:17 09:01:43 5:35 2:56 83.34% Piura 07:09:06 08:33:08 08:34:48 08:36:26 10:22:01 3:18 3:13 83.84% Loja 07:10:16 08:33:36 08:37:55 08:42:14 10:27:56 8:38 3:18 83.90% Cuenca 07:10:53 08:35:49 08:39:02 08:42:14 10:29:53 6:25 3:19 83.91% Iquitos 07:15:05 08:45:50 08:50:09 08:54:28 10:48:20 8:38 3:33 84.21% Tabatinga 07:18:25 08:52:58 08:57:42 09:02:28 10:59:06 9:30 3:41 84.38% Tefé 08:26:20 10:08:20 10:13:19 10:18:18 12:18:31 9:58 3:52 84.61% Manaus 08:34:57 10:24:33 10:28:10 10:31:46 12:33:31 7:13 3:59 84.79% Funchal 15:19:58 16:46:43 16:50:13 16:53:44 18:08:18 7:01 2:48 83.28% Beja 15:32:34 16:52:51 16:55:00 16:57:11 17:47:10 (sunset) 4:20 2:15 82.84% Albufeira 15:32:09 16:51:44 16:55:05 16:58:27 17:50:44 (sunset) 6:43 2:19 82.87% Huelva 16:33:30 17:52:01 17:55:36 17:59:12 18:45:10 (sunset) 7:11 2:12 82.82% Barcelona 16:40:19 17:53:27 17:55:38 17:59:12 17:59:13 (sunset) 5:45 1:19 82.45% Seville 16:34:28 17:52:20 17:55:58 17:59:35 18:41:03 (sunset) 7:15 2:07 82.79% Cádiz 16:34:13 17:52:43 17:56:04 17:59:24 18:44:04 (sunset) 6:41 2:10 82.82% Córdoba 16:35:37 17:52:40 17:56:16 17:59:52 18:35:07 (sunset) 7:12 2:00 82.74% Tangier 15:34:47 16:55:03 16:56:25 16:57:48 17:43:48 (sunset) 2:45 2:09 82.82% Gibraltar 16:35:15 17:54:31 17:56:32 17:58:33 18:41:07 (sunset) 4:02 2:06 82.79% Ceuta 16:35:18 17:55:51 17:56:35 17:57:21 18:41:30 (sunset) 1:30 2:06 82.80% Marbella 16:35:41 17:54:11 17:56:36 17:59:03 18:38:28 (sunset) 4:52 2:03 82.77% Jaén 16:36:33 17:53:13 17:56:39 18:00:04 18:31:24 (sunset) 6:51 1:55 82.71% Málaga 16:36:07 17:54:16 17:56:44 17:59:12 18:36:10 (sunset) 4:56 2:00 82.75% Granada 16:36:51 17:54:13 17:56:53 17:59:33 18:31:55 (sunset) 5:20 1:55 82.71% Valencia 16:39:06 17:53:28 17:56:59 18:00:29 18:13:57 (sunset) 7:01 1:35 82.56% Murcia 16:38:53 17:55:03 17:57:21 17:59:40 18:20:16 (sunset) 4:37 1:41 82.61% Villajoyosa 16:39:30 17:54:45 17:57:23 18:00:02 18:15:31 (sunset) 5:17 1:36 82.57% Alicante 16:39:20 17:54:52 17:57:23 17:59:54 18:16:54 (sunset) 5:02 1:38 82.58% Benidorm 16:39:34 17:54:46 17:57:24 18:00:01 18:15:04 (sunset) 5:15 1:36 82.57% Palma 16:41:19 17:54:53 17:57:31 18:00:09 18:01:36 (sunset) 5:16 1:20 82.46% Ibiza 16:40:40 17:55:23 17:57:34 17:59:47 18:08:00 (sunset) 4:24 1:27 82.51%References:

Places experiencing partial eclipse Solar Eclipse of January 26, 2028(Local Times)Country or territory City or placeStart of partial eclipseMaximum eclipseEnd of partial eclipseDuration of eclipse (hr:min)Maximum coverage Mexico City 07:12:41 (sunrise) 07:35:45 08:52:19 1:40 36.49% Lima 07:11:42 08:37:27 10:22:24 3:11 65.02% Guatemala City 06:31:13 (sunrise) 07:38:10 09:06:49 2:36 42.30% San Salvador 06:24:32 (sunrise) 07:38:48 09:09:48 2:45 43.82% Managua 06:23:39 07:41:12 09:17:12 2:54 46.23% Quito 07:12:58 08:42:06 10:34:30 3:22 78.57% San José 06:21:24 07:42:10 09:22:58 3:02 51.10% Panama City 07:23:45 08:49:55 10:37:57 3:14 52.08%Kingston07:47:3209:10:3610:50:463:0330.24%Havana07:54:4709:05:3510:29:292:3420.81%Port-au-Prince07:56:2009:25:1911:09:393:1330.02% La Paz 08:21:54 09:51:54 11:37:35 3:16 50.84% Bogotá 07:22:36 08:57:22 10:55:34 3:33 63.86% Caracas 08:44:34 10:29:09 12:29:53 3:45 50.82% Port of Spain 08:55:43 10:49:21 12:50:45 3:55 55.77% Georgetown 08:54:27 10:53:43 12:57:13 4:03 69.90%Santo Domingo09:00:2410:33:2712:20:243:1931.25% Bridgetown 09:06:17 11:01:26 12:59:36 3:53 52.61%San Juan09:07:5210:47:3412:36:583:2933.88% Paramaribo 09:59:38 12:02:08 14:04:13 4:05 77.22% Belém 10:05:44 12:07:33 14:03:42 3:58 73.70% Cayenne 10:05:16 12:09:39 14:09:40 4:04 83.93% Brussels 16:37:53 17:13:08 17:22:48 (sunset) 0:45 29.27% Praia 13:52:59 15:31:51 16:55:13 3:02 56.73% Paris 16:37:50 17:33:51 17:37:35 (sunset) 1:00 53.97% London 15:35:59 16:34:20 16:38:21 (sunset) 1:02 50.38% Nouakchott 15:15:32 16:44:02 17:59:34 2:44 50.48% Dublin 15:33:07 16:45:15 16:55:50 (sunset) 1:23 46.60% Saint Helier 15:35:40 16:50:22 16:54:22 (sunset) 1:19 60.97% Laayoune 15:23:57 16:51:51 18:07:34 2:44 70.94% Lisbon 15:31:18 16:54:12 17:50:43 (sunset) 2:19 81.28% Andorra la Vella 16:39:30 17:55:38 17:59:03 (sunset) 1:20 82.06% Madrid 16:36:13 17:55:39 18:25:04 (sunset) 1:49 82.41% Casablanca 15:32:51 16:55:56 17:55:18 (sunset) 2:22 80.57% Algiers 16:42:47 17:58:37 18:06:09 (sunset) 1:23 77.10%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.

+January 26, 2028 Solar Eclipse Times Event Time (UTC) First Penumbral External Contact 2028 January 26 at 12:07:52.6 UTC First Umbral External Contact 2028 January 26 at 13:16:03.3 UTC First Central Line 2028 January 26 at 13:19:37.5 UTC First Umbral Internal Contact 2028 January 26 at 13:23:12.8 UTC First Penumbral Internal Contact 2028 January 26 at 14:49:10.7 UTC Greatest Duration 2028 January 26 at 14:54:20.6 UTC Greatest Eclipse 2028 January 26 at 15:08:58.8 UTC Ecliptic Conjunction 2028 January 26 at 15:13:40.4 UTC Equatorial Conjunction 2028 January 26 at 15:25:58.3 UTC Last Penumbral Internal Contact 2028 January 26 at 15:28:20.7 UTC Last Umbral Internal Contact 2028 January 26 at 16:54:32.7 UTC Last Central Line 2028 January 26 at 16:58:09.5 UTC Last Umbral External Contact 2028 January 26 at 17:01:45.1 UTC Last Penumbral External Contact 2028 January 26 at 18:10:00.6 UTC

+January 26, 2028 Solar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Eclipse Magnitude 0.92080 Eclipse Obscuration 0.84787 Gamma 0.39014 Sun Right Ascension 20h34m14.2s Sun Declination -18°43'33.0" Sun Semi-Diameter 16'14.6" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9" Moon Right Ascension 20h33m43.7s Moon Declination -18°23'46.3" Moon Semi-Diameter 14'45.1" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°54'08.3" ΔT 73.0 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 2028 January 12Descending node (full moon) January 26Ascending node (new moon) Partial lunar eclipseLunar Saros 115 Annular solar eclipseSolar Saros 141

Related eclipses Eclipses in 2028 A partial lunar eclipse on January 12. An annular solar eclipse on January 26. A partial lunar eclipse on July 6. A total solar eclipse on July 22. A total lunar eclipse on December 31.

Metonic Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 14, 2031

Tzolkinex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 14, 2020 Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 9, 2035

Half-Saros Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 21, 2019 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 31, 2037

Tritos Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 26, 2017 Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 26, 2038

Solar Saros 141 Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 15, 2010 Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 5, 2046

Inex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 16, 1999 Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 5, 2057

Triad Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 27, 1941 Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 27, 2114

Solar eclipses of 2026–2029

Saros 141

Metonic series

Tritos series

Inex series

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