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February 26, 2017 — Annular Solar Eclipse — Canelones, Uruguay

Feb 26, 2017 at 10:57 am
Max View in Canelones
Global Event: Annular Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse, in Canelones
Began: Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 9:33 am
Maximum: Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 10:57 am 0.740 Magnitude
Ended: Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 12:28 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 54 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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February 26, 2017 — Annular Solar Eclipse — Canelones

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

PhaseTimeEventDirectionAltitude
Partial Solar Eclipse

09:33:56

Sun, Feb 26

Partial eclipse begins

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

73°
36.5°
Partial Solar Eclipse

10:57:26

Sun, Feb 26

Maximum eclipse

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

54°
52.1°
Partial Solar Eclipse

12:28:24

Sun, Feb 26

Partial eclipse ends

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

16°
63.1°

* 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.

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

Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Cloud Coverage (Feb 26)

In the past, this day was cloudy 61% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Canelones

Eclipse Visibility From CanelonesVisibility Worldwide
Jun 26, 2010 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 11, 2010 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Dec 21, 2010 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 15, 2011 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 4, 2012 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Apr 25, 2013 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
May 25, 2013 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 18, 2013 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 15, 2014 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 8, 2014 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Apr 4, 2015 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 27–28, 2015 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 23, 2016 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 9, 2016 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Feb 10, 2017 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Feb 26, 2017 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Feb 15, 2018 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Jul 27, 2018 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 20–21, 2019 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 2, 2019 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jul 16, 2019 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Nov 11, 2019 Mercury TransitMercury Transit

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