Annular solar eclipse of 6 February 2027 in Quetta: is it visible, and the sky above you

The real sky over Quetta, Pakistan at 6 February 2027, 21:00 local time: 3,147 stars above the horizon, including Sirius, Canopus, Capella. This is the annular solar eclipse of 6 February 2027, when the Moon leaves a ring of Sun uncovered. Free to view, printable as an A3 star chart.

Not visible from Quetta. At that instant the Sun is about 37° below the horizon here, so it has already set or has not yet risen. The ring of fire crosses Chile, Argentina and the south Atlantic for up to 7m51s; South America, Antarctica and western and southern Africa see a partial eclipse. The chart beside this is the real night sky over Quetta at the same moment.

The Moon was below the horizon over Quetta at that moment — a new moon, 0% lit — so it leaves the sky to the stars, and the poster shows it the way the night really was.

Brightest named stars up at that moment: Sirius, Canopus, Capella, Rigel, Procyon, Betelgeuse. Every star is a real one from the HYG catalogue, placed with the exact latitude (30.18°) and longitude (67.00°) of Quetta. North is up and east is on the left, as when you look up.