Solar eclipse · Saros 144

Annular Solar Eclipse

October 2, 2024 — visible across Pacific, southern South America.

About this eclipse

What happens
Along the central path the Moon sits inside the Sun's disk, leaving a brilliant "ring of fire" for up to 07m25s. Surrounding regions see a partial eclipse.
Where it’s visible
Pacific, southern South America
Annular path
southern Chile, southern Argentina

Geometry & timing

Greatest eclipse (TD)
18:46:13 · ΔT 74s
Greatest eclipse (UTC)
18:44:59
Saros series
144
Magnitude
0.9326
Greatest point
22°S, 114°W; Sun alt 69°; width 266 km
Central duration
07m25s

Sources

Timing and geometry from NASA’s eclipse catalogs. Verify local circumstances before you travel.

Path of annularity

The centerline and annularity band are self-computed from public-domain NASA/Espenak Besselian elements — matching NASA’s published path to within ~0.15 km. Lunar-limb relief and local terrain can shift the true edges by ~1–3 km.

See it from your location

Your eclipse type, peak coverage, and contact times — in your local time.

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