Annular solar eclipse of 26 January 2028
On 26 January 2028 the Moon will cover the middle of the Sun and leave a ring of light, in a path up to 322 km (200 mi) wide across Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Portugal, Spain and 2 others. The ring will last up to 10 min 24 s. A partial eclipse will be visible in Europe, Africa, North America and South America.
The eclipse in your city
In London the Moon will cover 49% of the Sun.
The Sun sets at 16:32, before the eclipse ends.
- Partial eclipse begins
- 15:35
- Maximum
- 16:32 · 49%
- Partial eclipse ends
- 17:55 below the horizon
- Sun’s altitude at maximum
- 0°
The eclipse in numbers
- Type
- Annular solar eclipse
- Date
- Wednesday, 26 January 2028
- Greatest eclipse
- 15:07 UTC, 2°58′19″N 51°32′56″W
- Longest annular phase
- 10 min 24 s
- Path width
- 322 km (200 mi)
- Partial eclipse on Earth
- 12:06 to 18:08 UTC (6 h 2 min)
- Gamma
- 0.3903
Map of the eclipse
The darker, the more of the Sun is covered (lines: 25, 50 and 75%). The band: the path of the annular eclipse. Click the map for the times at any place (UTC).
Where it is visible
Annular eclipse along the path
Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Portugal, Spain, Gibraltar, Morocco
Europe
Portugal annular, Gibraltar annular, Spain annular, Andorra 81%, France 80%, Jersey 61%, Guernsey 59%, UK 56%, Italy 53%, Ireland 48%, Monaco 46%, Isle of Man 45%, Switzerland 45%, Belgium 41%, Netherlands 35%, Luxembourg 32%, Germany 31%, Liechtenstein 23%, Malta 23%, Vatican City 22%, Austria 22%, Faroe Islands 18%, San Marino 17%, Iceland 16%, Croatia 10%, Slovenia 9%, Czechia 4%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 3%, Denmark 2%
Africa
Morocco annular, Algeria 78%, Western Sahara 71%, Cabo Verde 65%, Mauritania 60%, Tunisia 58%, Libya 46%, Senegal 45%, Mali 44%, Gambia 39%, Guinea-Bissau 36%, Guinea 31%, Sierra Leone 23%, Niger 20%, Burkina Faso 19%, Ivory Coast 17%, Liberia 17%, Ghana 12%, Chad 11%, Nigeria 11%, Togo 11%, Benin 10%, Cameroon 4%
North America
Trinidad and Tobago 57%, Panama 55%, Costa Rica 54%, Barbados 52%, Grenada 52%, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 50%, Saint Lucia 49%, Nicaragua 48%, Martinique 47%, Caribbean Netherlands 45%, Curaçao 45%, Dominica 45%, El Salvador 44%, Aruba 44%, Guatemala 44%, Guadeloupe 44%, Honduras 44%, Mexico 43%, Montserrat 41%, Antigua and Barbuda 41%, Saint Kitts and Nevis 40%, Saint Barthélemy 38%, Sint Maarten 37%, Belize 37%, Saint Martin 37%, Anguilla 37%, U.S. Virgin Islands 36%, British Virgin Islands 35%, Puerto Rico 35%, Dominican Republic 32%, Haiti 30%, Jamaica 30%, Cayman Islands 27%, Cuba 26%, Turks and Caicos Islands 25%, Bahamas 25%, USA 21%, Bermuda 14%, Canada 10%, Saint Pierre and Miquelon 8%, Greenland 6%
South America
Brazil annular, Ecuador annular, Colombia annular, Peru annular, French Guiana 84%, Suriname 79%, Guyana 76%, Venezuela 71%, Bolivia 68%, Chile 44%, Argentina 32%, Paraguay 31%, Uruguay 8%
Cities in the path of the annular eclipse
| City | Begins – ends | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| ManausBrazil | 10:24:25 – 10:31:38 | 7 min 13 s |
| TangierMorocco | 16:55:03 – 16:57:36 | 2 min 33 s |
| ValenciaSpain | 17:53:22 – 18:00:22 | 7 min |
| SevilleSpain | 17:52:15 – 17:59:28 | 7 min 13 s |
| CuencaEcuador | 08:35:42 – 08:42:09 | 6 min 26 s |
| PiuraPeru | 08:33:03 – 08:36:13 | 3 min 10 s |
| MálagaSpain | 17:54:11 – 17:59:03 | 4 min 52 s |
| MurciaSpain | 17:54:59 – 17:59:31 | 4 min 32 s |
| IquitosPeru | 08:45:42 – 08:54:19 | 8 min 37 s |
| AlicanteSpain | 17:54:47 – 17:59:47 | 4 min 59 s |
| CórdobaSpain | 17:52:34 – 17:59:45 | 7 min 11 s |
| MachalaEcuador | 08:33:00 – 08:40:58 | 7 min 58 s |
| LojaEcuador | 08:33:30 – 08:42:06 | 8 min 36 s |
| ElcheSpain | 17:54:46 – 17:59:45 | 5 min |
| GranadaSpain | 17:54:06 – 17:59:27 | 5 min 21 s |
| Jerez de la FronteraSpain | 17:52:35 – 17:59:22 | 6 min 47 s |
| Castelló de la PlanaSpain | 17:53:14 – 18:00:12 | 6 min 59 s |
| AlbaceteSpain | 17:53:09 – 18:00:13 | 7 min 4 s |
| SullanaPeru | 08:31:58 – 08:37:32 | 5 min 35 s |
| MarbellaSpain | 17:54:05 – 17:58:56 | 4 min 51 s |
The eclipse in the capitals
| City | Begins – ends | Covered |
|---|---|---|
| GibraltarGibraltar | 16:35 – 19:08Maximum 17:56 · at sunset | 3 min 59 s |
| CayenneFrench Guiana | 10:05 – 14:09Maximum 12:09 | 83% |
| MadridSpain | 16:36 – 19:06Maximum 17:55 · at sunset | 82% |
| Andorra la VellaAndorra | 16:39 – 19:04Maximum 17:54 · at sunset | 81% |
| LisbonPortugal | 15:31 – 18:07Maximum 16:54 · at sunset | 81% |
| RabatMorocco | 15:33 – 18:08Maximum 16:56 · at sunset | 80% |
| QuitoEcuador | 07:12 – 10:34Maximum 08:41 | 78% |
| ParamariboSuriname | 09:59 – 14:04Maximum 12:02 | 77% |
| AlgiersAlgeria | 16:42 – 19:06Maximum 17:58 · at sunset | 76% |
| LaayouneWestern Sahara | 15:23 – 18:07Maximum 16:51 | 70% |
| GeorgetownGuyana | 08:54 – 12:57Maximum 10:53 | 69% |
| LimaPeru | 07:11 – 10:22Maximum 08:37 | 65% |
| BogotáColombia | 07:22 – 10:55Maximum 08:57 | 63% |
| Saint HelierJersey | 15:35 – 17:58Maximum 16:49 · at sunset | 60% |
| Saint Peter PortGuernsey | 15:35 – 17:57Maximum 16:49 · at sunset | 59% |
| PraiaCabo Verde | 13:52 – 16:55Maximum 15:31 | 56% |
| Port of SpainTrinidad and Tobago | 08:55 – 12:50Maximum 10:49 | 55% |
| BridgetownBarbados | 09:06 – 12:59Maximum 11:01 | 52% |
| ParisFrance | 16:37 – 18:58Maximum 17:32 · at sunset | 52% |
| Saint George'sGrenada | 08:58 – 12:50Maximum 10:51 | 52% |
| Panama CityPanama | 07:23 – 10:37Maximum 08:49 | 52% |
| San JoséCosta Rica | 06:21 – 09:22Maximum 07:42 | 51% |
| CaracasVenezuela | 08:44 – 12:29Maximum 10:29 | 50% |
| NouakchottMauritania | 15:15 – 17:59Maximum 16:43 | 50% |
All 100 capitals
| City | Begins – ends | Covered |
|---|---|---|
| KingstownSaint Vincent and the Grenadines | 09:02 – 12:53Maximum 10:55 | 50% |
| LondonUK | 15:35 – 17:55Maximum 16:32 · at sunset | 49% |
| CastriesSaint Lucia | 09:05 – 12:55Maximum 10:57 | 48% |
| Fort-de-FranceMartinique | 09:07 – 12:55Maximum 10:58 | 47% |
| DublinIreland | 15:33 – 17:51Maximum 16:45 · at sunset | 46% |
| ManaguaNicaragua | 06:23 – 09:17Maximum 07:41 | 46% |
| MonacoMonaco | 16:42 – 19:02Maximum 17:27 · at sunset | 46% |
| KralendijkCaribbean Netherlands | 08:45 – 12:25Maximum 10:27 | 45% |
| WillemstadCuraçao | 08:44 – 12:22Maximum 10:24 | 45% |
| DouglasIsle of Man | 15:33 – 17:50Maximum 16:39 · at sunset | 45% |
| RoseauDominica | 09:08 – 12:54Maximum 10:59 | 45% |
| TunisTunisia | 16:47 – 19:03Maximum 17:33 · at sunset | 45% |
| DakarSenegal | 15:10 – 17:54Maximum 16:39 | 44% |
| OranjestadAruba | 08:43 – 12:17Maximum 10:21 | 44% |
| San SalvadorEl Salvador | 06:24 – 09:09Maximum 07:38 · at sunrise | 43% |
| Basse-TerreGuadeloupe | 09:09 – 12:53Maximum 10:59 | 43% |
| Guatemala CityGuatemala | 06:25 – 09:06Maximum 07:38 · at sunrise | 42% |
| SucreBolivia | 08:27 – 11:37Maximum 09:56 | 41% |
| TegucigalpaHonduras | 06:26 – 09:14Maximum 07:42 | 41% |
| PlymouthMontserrat | 09:10 – 12:52Maximum 10:58 | 41% |
| Saint John’sAntigua and Barbuda | 09:12 – 12:53Maximum 11:00 | 40% |
| BasseterreSaint Kitts and Nevis | 09:11 – 12:50Maximum 10:57 | 39% |
| BanjulGambia | 15:12 – 17:52Maximum 16:38 | 39% |
| GustaviaSaint Barthélemy | 09:12 – 12:50Maximum 10:58 | 38% |
| PhilipsburgSint Maarten | 09:12 – 12:49Maximum 10:58 | 37% |
| MarigotSaint Martin | 09:12 – 12:49Maximum 10:58 | 37% |
| The ValleyAnguilla | 09:13 – 12:49Maximum 10:58 | 37% |
| Mexico CityMexico | 06:30 – 08:52Maximum 07:35 · at sunrise | 36% |
| Road TownBritish Virgin Islands | 09:10 – 12:43Maximum 10:52 | 35% |
| Charlotte AmalieU.S. Virgin Islands | 9:09 AM – 12:41 PMMaximum 10:51 AM | 35% |
| BelmopanBelize | 06:32 – 09:11Maximum 07:43 | 34% |
| BernSwitzerland | 16:40 – 18:59Maximum 17:18 · at sunset | 34% |
| BrasíliaBrazil | 10:01 – 13:19Maximum 11:40 | 34% |
| BrusselsBelgium | 16:37 – 18:55Maximum 17:17 · at sunset | 34% |
| BissauGuinea-Bissau | 15:15 – 17:48Maximum 16:37 | 33% |
| San JuanPuerto Rico | 9:07 AM – 12:36 PMMaximum 10:47 AM | 33% |
| TripoliLibya | 17:52 – 20:00Maximum 18:29 · at sunset | 31% |
| Santo DomingoDominican Republic | 09:00 – 12:20Maximum 10:33 | 31% |
| LuxembourgLuxembourg | 16:38 – 18:57Maximum 17:14 · at sunset | 31% |
| KingstonJamaica | 07:47 – 10:50Maximum 09:10 | 30% |
| Port-au-PrinceHaiti | 07:56 – 11:09Maximum 09:25 | 30% |
| George TownCayman Islands | 07:44 – 10:33Maximum 09:00 | 27% |
| ConakryGuinea | 15:21 – 17:42Maximum 16:37 | 25% |
| AmsterdamNetherlands | 16:37 – 18:53Maximum 17:09 · at sunset | 25% |
| Cockburn TownTurks and Caicos Islands | 08:07 – 11:14Maximum 09:34 | 25% |
| BamakoMali | 15:36 – 17:46Maximum 16:46 | 23% |
| VaduzLiechtenstein | 16:41 – 18:58Maximum 17:09 · at sunset | 23% |
| Vatican CityVatican City | 16:45 – 19:01Maximum 17:12 · at sunset | 22% |
| FreetownSierra Leone | 15:23 – 17:39Maximum 16:36 | 22% |
| RomeItaly | 16:45 – 19:01Maximum 17:12 · at sunset | 22% |
| VallettaMalta | 16:50 – 19:01Maximum 17:18 · at sunset | 22% |
| HavanaCuba | 07:54 – 10:29Maximum 09:05 | 20% |
| AsunciónParaguay | 09:51 – 12:29Maximum 11:07 | 19% |
| San MarinoSan Marino | 16:44 – 19:00Maximum 17:06 · at sunset | 17% |
| NassauBahamas | 08:08 – 10:46Maximum 09:22 | 17% |
| TórshavnFaroe Islands | 15:31 – 17:33Maximum 16:02 · at sunset | 16% |
| ReykjavíkIceland | 15:28 – 17:18Maximum 16:24 · at sunset | 15% |
| OuagadougouBurkina Faso | 15:53 – 17:41Maximum 16:50 | 15% |
| MonroviaLiberia | 15:33 – 17:31Maximum 16:36 | 14% |
| HamiltonBermuda | 09:58 – 12:37Maximum 11:17 | 14% |
| NiameyNiger | 16:59 – 18:41Maximum 17:53 | 13% |
| YamoussoukroIvory Coast | 15:51 – 17:28Maximum 16:42 | 9% |
| Saint-PierreSaint Pierre and Miquelon | 11:54 – 13:50Maximum 12:53 | 8% |
| SantiagoChile | 10:00 – 11:32Maximum 10:44 | 5% |
| LjubljanaSlovenia | 16:43 – 18:58Maximum 16:52 · at sunset | 5% |
| Washington, D.C.USA | 9:05 AM – 10:37 AMMaximum 9:50 AM | 3% |
| AccraGhana | 16:11 – 17:15Maximum 16:44 | 3% |
| N'DjamenaChad | 17:27 – 18:22Maximum 17:55 · at sunset | 3% |
| LoméTogo | 16:14 – 17:15Maximum 16:45 | 2% |
| NuukGreenland | 13:24 – 14:32Maximum 13:58 | 2% |
| AbujaNigeria | 17:22 – 18:19Maximum 17:51 | 2% |
| Porto-NovoBenin | 17:18 – 18:14Maximum 17:47 | 2% |
| Buenos AiresArgentina | 10:28 – 11:36Maximum 11:01 | 2% |
| ZagrebCroatia | 16:44 – 18:57Maximum 16:47 · at sunset | 1% |
| OttawaCanada | 09:36 – 10:34Maximum 10:05 | 0.9% |
| MontevideoUruguay | 10:37 – 11:32Maximum 11:05 | 0.8% |
Frequently asked questions
Is it safe to look at a solar eclipse?
Only through eclipse glasses or a solar filter that meets ISO 12312-2: sunglasses, smoked glass and photographic film do not protect the eyes. Only during totality, inside the path, can you look without protection, and the glasses go back on as soon as the Sun reappears.
Where is the annular solar eclipse of 26 January 2028 visible?
Annular: Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Portugal, Spain, Gibraltar and Morocco; partial: Europe, Africa, North America and South America.
How long does the eclipse last?
On the whole Earth the partial eclipse lasts 6 h 2 min, from 12:06 to 18:08 UTC. In one place it lasts up to about 4 h 3 min. Totality lasts up to 10 min 24 s, near the point of greatest eclipse.
When is the next total solar eclipse?
The next total solar eclipse is on 22 July 2028. Total: Cocos Islands, Christmas Island, Australia and New Zealand; partial: Asia, Africa and Oceania.