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

The real sky over Tri-Cities, United States at 6 February 2027, 08:00 local time: 2,930 stars above the horizon, including Arcturus, Vega, Altair. 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.

From Tri-Cities the Sun stands about 7° above the horizon, toward the south-east, at the instant of greatest eclipse. 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. How much of the Sun is covered where you stand depends on your distance from that centre line, and this page does not guess a percentage. Inside the band of totality the sky darkens enough that the stars on this chart come out in the middle of the day.

The Moon was up over Tri-Cities at that moment: a new moon, 0% lit, 7° above the horizon toward the south-east — the poster draws it where it really stood.

Brightest named stars up at that moment: Arcturus, Vega, Altair, Spica, Antares, Deneb. Every star is a real one from the HYG catalogue, placed with the exact latitude (46.25°) and longitude (-119.20°) of Tri-Cities. North is up and east is on the left, as when you look up.