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Eclipses

Annular solar eclipse

Thursday, February 16, 2045

Path of annularity

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Cities along the path

Cities along the path

Time of maximum in UTC, to the minute: when the centre of the shadow passes nearest.

  1. 22:16UTCMelbourneAustralia
  2. 22:49UTCChristchurchNew Zealand
  3. 22:55UTCWellingtonNew Zealand
  4. 23:01UTCHamiltonNew Zealand
  5. 01:47UTCMar del PlataArgentina
  6. 01:47UTCBahía BlancaArgentina
  7. 01:47UTCTemucoChile
  8. 01:47UTCNeuquénArgentina

The eclipse at a glance

Greatest eclipse
23:54:37 UTC28.3° S, 166.2° W
Obscuration
86%of the Sun covered at greatest eclipse
Saros family
Feb 6, 2027, one saros beforeEclipses about 18 years and 11 days apart, with the same orbital geometry and shifted about 120° west each cycle.
The central path crosses 4 countries and territories
  • New Zealand
  • Cook Islands
  • French Polynesia
  • Kiribati