January 26, 2028 Partial Solar Eclipse in Dothan, Alabama, USA

Jan 26, 2028 at 8:14 am

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Global Event:	Annular Solar Eclipse
Local Type:	Partial Solar Eclipse in Dothan, Alabama
Begins:	Wed, Jan 26, 2028 at 7:18 am
Maximum:	Wed, Jan 26, 2028 at 8:14 am 0.192 Magnitude
Ends:	Wed, Jan 26, 2028 at 9:17 am
Duration:	1 hour, 59 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

January 26, 2028 — Annular Solar Eclipse — Dothan

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Dothan. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (CST) for Dothan.

Time	Event	Direction	Altitude
07:18:25 Wed, Jan 26	Partial eclipse begins The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact. The Sun is close to the horizon, so make sure you have free sight to the ESE.	117°	7.3°
08:14:23 Wed, Jan 26	Maximum eclipse The deepest point of the eclipse, with the Sun at its most hidden.	126°	17.5°
09:17:34 Wed, Jan 26	Partial eclipse ends The edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun.	138°	27.5°

Phase

Time

Event

Direction

Altitude

07:18:25

Wed, Jan 26

Partial eclipse begins

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

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

117°

7.3°

08:14:23

Wed, Jan 26

Maximum eclipse

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

126°

17.5°

09:17:34

Wed, Jan 26

Partial eclipse ends

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

138°

27.5°

* 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 annular phase of this solar eclipse is not visible in Dothan, but it can be observed there as a partial solar eclipse. The Moon covers only a small portion of the Sun.

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Cloud Coverage (Jan 26)

In the past, this day was cloudy 58% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Dothan

Eclipse Visibility From Dothan		Visibility Worldwide
	Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jan 11–12, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
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