Annular solar eclipse 6 February 2027
An annular eclipse where the Moon is too small to cover the whole Sun, leaving a thin ring of sunlight around it. It is not visible from Sweden.
Facts
- Type
- Annular
- Greatest eclipse
- Saturday, 6 February 2027 at 17:00
- Longest totality/ring
- 7 min 51 s
- Visible in
- South America, the Atlantic and western Africa
- Sweden
- Not visible
- Magnitude (global max)
- 0.928
- Saros series
- 131
Where it is visible on Earth
How it looks from Sweden
This eclipse is not visible anywhere in Sweden. Next one visible in Sweden: 2 August 2027 →
How to watch safely – 6 February 2027
- The ring is still dangerous
Even when only a thin ring shows around the Moon, the light is strong enough to burn the retina. You need protection from start to finish.
- Check your glasses before you travel
Heading to South America or West Africa? Buy glasses marked ISO 12312-2 in advance and make sure the filter has no scratches.
- Filter on the telephoto lens
A lens gathers light and can damage both eye and camera within seconds. The solar filter goes on the front of the lens.
- Shadows under trees
Gaps between leaves cast tiny rings of light on the ground. Look down instead of up.
Sources: global data (time of greatest eclipse, Saros, magnitude) from NASA/GSFC, Fred Espenak. Local times for Swedish cities from timeanddate.com. All times are shown in Swedish time (CET/CEST). The global time is the moment the eclipse is greatest somewhere on Earth, not in your city.