Solar eclipse of February 26, 2017

An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Sunday, February 26, 2017,  with a magnitude of 0.9922. 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 only 4.7 days before perigee (Perigee on March 3, 2017), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger. The moon's apparent diameter was just over 0.7% smaller than the Sun's.

It was visible across southern South America in the morning and ended in south-western Africa at sunset. In Argentina, the best places to see the eclipse were located in the south of the Chubut Province, in the towns of Facundo, Sarmiento and Camarones. Lunar perigee occurred at about 2017 Mar 03 at 07:41:24.5 UTC, 4.7 days later.

Eclipse characteristics
Eclipse magnitude: 0.99223

Eclipse obscuration: 0.98451

Gamma: -0.45780

Saros Series: 140th (29 of 71)

Conjunction times
Greatest eclipse: 26 Feb 2017 14:53:24.5 UTC (14:54:32.8 TD)

Ecliptic conjunction: 26 Feb 2017 14:58:23.4 UTC (14:59:31.7 TD)

Equatorial Ccnjunction: 26 Feb 2017 14:38:46.0 UTC (14:39:54.4 TD)

Geocentric coordinates of sun and moon
Sun right ascension: 22.656

Sun declination: -8.49°

Sun diameter: 1938.0 arcseconds

Moon right ascension: 22.665

Moon declination: -8.92°

Moon diameter: 1895.6 arcseconds

Geocentric libration of moon
Latitude: 5.1 degrees south

Longitude: 0.6 degrees east

Direction: 336.5 (NNW)

Eclipses of 2017

 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on February 11.
 * An annular solar eclipse on February 26.
 * A partial lunar eclipse on August 7.
 * A total solar eclipse on August 21.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 10, 2013
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 14, 2020

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 15, 2010
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 21, 2008
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 3, 2026

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 29, 2006
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 26, 2028

Solar Saros 140

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 16, 1999
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 9, 2035

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 18, 1988
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 5, 2046

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 28, 1930
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 29, 2103