January 26, 2028 Annular Solar Eclipse in Pico do Galo do Facho, Madeira, Portugal

Jan 26, 2028 at 4:50 pm

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Global Event:	Annular Solar Eclipse
Local Type:	Annular Solar Eclipse, in Pico do Galo do Facho
Begins:	Wed, Jan 26, 2028 at 3:19 pm
Maximum:	Wed, Jan 26, 2028 at 4:50 pm 0.936 Magnitude
Ends:	Wed, Jan 26, 2028 at 6:08 pm
Duration:	2 hours, 48 minutes
Annularity:	6 minutes, 54 seconds
All times shown on this page are local time.

January 26, 2028 — Annular Solar Eclipse — Pico do Galo do Facho

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Wed, Jan 26, 2028 at 3:13 pm WET

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

Detailed view

Time	Event	Direction	Altitude
15:19:50 Wed, Jan 26	Partial eclipse begins The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact.	213°	31.3°
16:46:42 Wed, Jan 26	Annularity begins The moment the Sun forms a ring around the Moon is called second contact.	232°	18.9°
16:50:10 Wed, Jan 26	Maximum eclipse The deepest point of the eclipse, with the Sun at its most hidden.	232°	18.2°
16:53:36 Wed, Jan 26	Annularity ends The moment the Sun’s ring around the Moon is broken is called third contact.	233°	17.8°
18:08:17 Wed, Jan 26	Partial eclipse ends The moment the edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun is called fourth contact. The Sun is close to the horizon, so make sure you have free sight to the WSW.	245°	4.4°

* Timings for the beginning & end of partial eclipse and maximum eclipse are accurate to within a few seconds. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 69.9 seconds.
Timings for other events are approximate—they are included here as a rough guide to features that might be observable. The icons show the position of the Moon against the Sun at each stage.

How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky

The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like near the maximum point. The curvature of the Moon's path is due to the Earth's rotation.

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Cloud Coverage (Jan 26)

In the past, this day was cloudy 71% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

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Pico do Galo do Facho Eclipse Countdown

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Pico do Galo do Facho

Eclipse Visibility From Pico do Galo do Facho		Visibility Worldwide
	Sep 7, 2025 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Note: Click on the date link for details in Pico do Galo do Facho, or the path map image for global details.