Annular solar eclipse of 26 January 2028

26 January 2028, 15:07 UTC (one instant worldwide). This is the annular solar eclipse of 26 January 2028, when the Moon leaves a ring of Sun uncovered for up to 10m27s.

The ring of fire crosses Ecuador, Peru, Brazil and the Atlantic and ends at sunset over Portugal and Spain; most of South America, western Europe and north-west Africa see a partial eclipse.

The sky at that moment, city by city

CityLocal timeSkyMoonAbove the horizon
New York26 Jan, 10:07Sun up (24°)up (24°)—
Los Angeles26 Jan, 07:07Sun up (2°)up (2°)—
Mexico City26 Jan, 09:07Sun up (24°)up (24°)—
Sao Paulo26 Jan, 12:07Sun up (85°)up (84°)—
London26 Jan, 15:07Sun up (10°)up (10°)—
Paris26 Jan, 16:07Sun up (11°)up (11°)—
Cairo26 Jan, 17:07Sun up (3°)up (3°)—
Mumbai26 Jan, 20:37Dark skybelow horizon3,175 stars; Sirius, Canopus, Capella
Tokyo27 Jan, 00:07Dark skybelow horizon3,162 stars; Sirius, Arcturus, Capella
Sydney27 Jan, 02:07Dark skybelow horizon3,330 stars; Sirius, Canopus, Rigil Kentaurus

Computed from the HYG star catalogue and the Sun and Moon positions for each city's exact coordinates, not copied from a table. Fully dark then in Mumbai, Tokyo, Sydney.

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