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Annular Eclipse of the Sun Crosses the South Pacific and Southern Seas

The Moon passes almost, but not quite, across the whole Sun. The ring-shaped phase falls along a narrow southern track.

By the Monochrome Chronicles desk, from reports by Eclipsewise, Photo Ephemeris and Wikipedia
Edited by Daniel Varrone · Archive edition, written , about events of

NASA Interview Opportunity- Ring of Fire THIS Weekend With Annular Solar Eclipse (SVS14424 - english final)
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An annular eclipse of the Sun occurs Monday, in which the Moon covers nearly all of the Sun’s disk but leaves a thin bright ring around its edge. The greatest eclipse is due at 20:22 Universal Time, which is 3:22 p.m. in New York, at about 52.8 degrees south latitude and 124.8 degrees west longitude, in the South Pacific Ocean, according to the eclipse tables published by Eclipsewise and Photo Ephemeris.

The eclipse is almost total: the Moon’s apparent diameter is about 99.95 percent of the Sun’s at the peak. At the point of greatest eclipse the ring lasts only about three seconds, and the central track is about two kilometers wide. The longest central duration, a little under a minute, is reached earlier on the track, in the western Pacific. The track runs through southern latitudes from near 156 degrees east longitude across the Pacific to about 45 degrees west.

Sources

  1. Eclipsewise (NASA eclipse catalog author Fred Espenak), Oct. 30, 2026 (later source): path and circumstances of the annular eclipse of 1927 Jan. 3 <https://www.eclipsewise.com/solar/SEpath/1901-2000/SE1927Jan03Apath.html>
  2. Photo Ephemeris, Oct. 30, 2026 (later source): magnitude, time and place of greatest eclipse, duration <https://photoephemeris.com/en/eclipses/solar/ASE1927>
  3. Wikipedia, Oct. 30, 2026 (later source): Solar eclipse of January 3, 1927, type, magnitude, saros <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_January_3,_1927>

This article was drafted with automated tools from the sources listed, checked by a review pass, and published by Daniel Varrone. Corrections: editor@monochromechronicles.com

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