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February 17, 2026 — Annular Solar Eclipse — Chagos Archipelago, British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Islands, Chagos)

Feb 17, 2026 at 7:32 pm
Max at Sunset in Chagos Archipelago
Global Event: Annular Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse, in Chagos Archipelago
Began: Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 7:13 pm
Maximum: Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 7:32 pm 0.158 Magnitude
Ended: Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 7:34 pm
Duration: 21 minutes

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February 17, 2026 — Annular Solar Eclipse — Chagos Archipelago

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Chagos Archipelago. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (IOT) for Chagos Archipelago.

Phase Time Event Direction Altitude

* 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 0 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.

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The annular phase of this solar eclipse was not visible in Chagos Archipelago, but it could be observed there as a partial solar eclipse. The Moon covered only a small portion of the Sun.

Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Cloud Coverage (Feb 17)

In the past, this day was cloudy 69% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Chagos Archipelago

Eclipse Visibility From Chagos Archipelago Visibility Worldwide
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Total Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 22, 2028 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Dec 31, 2028–Jan 1, 2029 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Chagos Archipelago, or the path map image for global details.

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