An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, January 26, 2028,[1] with a magnitude of 0.9208. 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 about 2 days before apogee (on January 28, 2028, at 15:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.[2]
The path of annularity will pass through Ecuador, Peru, northern Brazil, and French Guiana. It will then travel across the Atlantic Ocean and end in southern Portugal, northern Morocco, and southern Spain. A partial eclipse will be visible over much of central and northern South America, Central America, the Caribbean, eastern North America and Western Europe, and West Africa.
| Country or Territory | Place or City | Startof partial eclipse (Local Time) | Start of annular eclipse (Local Time) | End of annular eclipse (Local Time) | Duration of annular eclipse | End of partial eclipse (Local Time) | Maximum darkness | Magnitude | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Ayora, Galapagos Islands | 06:12:40 (sunrise) | 07:22:01 | 07:27:41 | 5 min 40 s | 09:00:08 | 83,2% | 0,912 | ||
| Piura, Piura Province | 07:09:05 | 08:32:59 | 08:36:23 | 3 min 24 s | 10:21:43 | 83,7% | 0,915 | ||
| Machala, El Oro Province | 07:10:05 | 08:33:00 | 08:41:01 | 8 min 01 s | 10:26:12 | 83,7% | 0,915 | ||
| Loja, Loja Province | 07:10:16 | 08:33:35 | 08:42:14 | 8 min 39 s | 10:27:53 | 83,8% | 0,915 | ||
| Cuenca, Azuay Province | 07:10:53 | 08:35:47 | 08:42:14 | 6 min 27 s | 10:29:51 | 83,8% | 0,915 | ||
| Iquitos, Loreto Province | 07:15:05 | 08:45:49 | 08:54:27 | 8 min 38 s | 10:48:17 | 84,1% | 0,917 | ||
| Leticia, Amazonas | 07:18:26 | 08:52:58 | 09:02:29 | 9 min 31 s | 10:59:06 | 84,2% | 0,918 | ||
| Manaus, Amazonas | 08:34:58 | 10:24:53 | 10:31:45 | 5 min 22 s | 12:33:28 | 84,7% | 0,920 | ||
| Oiapoque, Amapa | 10:04:32 | 12:04:37 | 12:13:04 | 8 min 27 s | 14:08:02 | 84,8% | 0,921 | ||
| Funchal, Madeira | 15:19:58 | 16:46:42 | 16:53:42 | 5 min 48 s | 18:08:15 | 83,1% | 0,912 | ||
| Faro | 15:32:21 | 16:51:42 | 16:58:44 | 7 min 02 s | 17:45:03 (sunset) | 82,7% | 0,910 | ||
| Tangier | 15:34:46 | 16:55:00 | 16:57:48 | 2 min 48 s | 17:39:20 (sunset) | 82,7% | 0,909 | ||
| Seville | 16:34:28 | 17:52:18 | 17:59:33 | 7 min 15 s | 18:36:26 (sunset) | 82,7% | 0,909 | ||
| Albacete | 16:38:00 | 17:53:12 | 18:00:18 | 7 min 06 s | 18:16:14 (sunset) | 82,5% | 0,908 | ||
| Valencia | 16:39:04 | 17:53:24 | 18:00:27 | 7 min 03 s | 18:09:10 (sunset) | 82,4% | 0,908 | ||
| Gibraltar | 16:35:14 | 17:54:31 | 17:58:30 | 3 min 59 s | 18:36:36 (sunset) | 82,7% | 0,909 |
Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse.[3]
| First Penumbral External Contact | 2028 January 26 at 12:07:52.6 UTC | |
| First Umbral External Contact | 2028 January 26 at 13:16:03.3 UTC | |
| First Central Line | 2028 January 26 at 13:19:37.5 UTC | |
| First Umbral Internal Contact | 2028 January 26 at 13:23:12.8 UTC | |
| First Penumbral Internal Contact | 2028 January 26 at 14:49:10.7 UTC | |
| Greatest Duration | 2028 January 26 at 14:54:20.6 UTC | |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2028 January 26 at 15:08:58.8 UTC | |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2028 January 26 at 15:13:40.4 UTC | |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2028 January 26 at 15:25:58.3 UTC | |
| Last Penumbral Internal Contact | 2028 January 26 at 15:28:20.7 UTC | |
| Last Umbral Internal Contact | 2028 January 26 at 16:54:32.7 UTC | |
| Last Central Line | 2028 January 26 at 16:58:09.5 UTC | |
| Last Umbral External Contact | 2028 January 26 at 17:01:45.1 UTC | |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2028 January 26 at 18:10:00.6 UTC |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.92080 | |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.84787 | |
| Gamma | 0.39014 | |
| Sun Right Ascension | 20h34m14.2s | |
| Sun Declination | -18°43'33.0" | |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'14.6" | |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" | |
| Moon Right Ascension | 20h33m43.7s | |
| Moon Declination | -18°23'46.3" | |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 14'45.1" | |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°54'08.3" | |
| ΔT | 73.0 s |
See also: Eclipse cycle. This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.