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February 26, 2017 — Annular Solar Eclipse — Mbabane, Eswatini

Feb 26, 2017 at 6:12 pm
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Global Event: Annular Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse, in Mbabane
Began: Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 5:15 pm
Maximum: Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 6:12 pm 0.604 Magnitude
Ended: Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 6:28 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 13 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

February 26, 2017 — Annular Solar Eclipse — Mbabane

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Mbabane. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (SAST) for Mbabane.

PhaseTimeEventDirectionAltitude
Partial Solar Eclipse

17:15:29

Sun, Feb 26

Partial eclipse begins

The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact.

268°
15.6°
Partial Solar Eclipse

18:12:52

Sun, Feb 26

Maximum eclipse

The deepest point of the eclipse, with the Sun at its most hidden.

The Sun is close to the horizon, so make sure you have free sight to the W.

262°
3.1°
Partial Solar Eclipse

18:28:52

Sun, Feb 26

Sunset

The sun is setting.

260°
0.1°
Not Visible

19:05:15

Sun, Feb 26

Partial eclipse ends

The edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun.

Below Horizon

256°
-8.9°

* 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 68.7 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.

The annular phase of this solar eclipse was not visible in Mbabane, but it could be observed there as a partial solar eclipse.

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Mbabane

Eclipse Visibility From MbabaneVisibility Worldwide
Jan 15, 2010 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Jun 15–16, 2011 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Dec 10, 2011 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 28, 2012 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 25–26, 2013 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
May 25, 2013 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 18–19, 2013 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 3, 2013 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 13, 2015 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Sep 28, 2015 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 9, 2016 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Sep 1, 2016 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Sep 16, 2016 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Feb 11, 2017 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Feb 26, 2017 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Aug 7, 2017 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 27–28, 2018 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 21, 2019 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 16–17, 2019 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Nov 11, 2019 Mercury TransitMercury Transit

Note: Click on the date link for details in Mbabane, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

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