Solar eclipse · Saros 148

Annular Solar Eclipse

May 9, 2032 — visible across southern South America, southern Africa.

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 00m22s. Surrounding regions see a partial eclipse.
Where it’s visible
southern South America, southern Africa
Annular path
south Atlantic

Geometry & timing

Greatest eclipse (TD)
13:26:42 · ΔT 79s
Greatest eclipse (UTC)
13:25:23
Saros series
148
Magnitude
0.9957
Greatest point
51°S, 7°W; Sun alt 20°; width 44 km
Central duration
00m22s

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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