Brazil has two solar eclipses in under a year. On Saturday 6 February 2027 an annular eclipse passes just south of the country, and most of Brazil sees a large partial eclipse in the early afternoon: 84% of the Sun in Rio de Janeiro, 78% in São Paulo. On Wednesday 26 January 2028 the ring itself crosses the Amazon, with more than seven minutes of annularity in Manaus. The eclipses of 2026 and the total eclipse of August 2027 are not visible from Brazil.

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February 6, 2027: partial solar eclipse

Local time. “Sun covered” is the share of the Sun's disc hidden at the best moment that is above the horizon.

January 26, 2028: annular solar eclipse

6 February 2027: A Deep Partial Eclipse on a Summer Saturday

The ring of this eclipse crosses Chile, Argentina and Uruguay and touches Brazil only at its southern tip, where Chuí on the Uruguayan border has 3 minutes 53 seconds of annularity. Everywhere else it is partial, and deep. In Porto Alegre 83% of the Sun is covered at 12:56 p.m. In Rio de Janeiro the eclipse runs from 11:40 a.m. to 3:05 p.m. and peaks at 84% at 1:29 p.m.; São Paulo has 78% at 1:21 p.m. and Curitiba 77%. Further north the share falls: 74% in Salvador, 71% in Recife at 2:16 p.m., 58% in Brasília, 26% in Belém and 8% in Manaus. The Sun is almost overhead in the south and south-east, so the crescent has to be watched with a filter held straight up, or projected onto the ground.

26 January 2028: The Ring Crosses the Amazon

Less than a year later the positions are reversed and the north has the better eclipse. The annular eclipse of 26 January 2028 comes in from Ecuador and Peru and crosses the Amazon basin in the morning. In Manaus the Moon first touches the Sun at 8:35 a.m., the ring forms at 10:28 a.m. and lasts 7 minutes 10 seconds, and the eclipse ends at 12:33 p.m., with the Sun 60 degrees high. Macapá is just outside the path with 82% and Belém has 74% a little after noon. In the rest of the country it is a modest partial eclipse: 35% in Brasília, 28% in Recife, 25% in Salvador, 14% in São Paulo and 12% in Rio de Janeiro. January is the rainy season in the Amazon, so cloud is the main uncertainty.

What Brazil Does Not See

The total eclipse of 12 August 2026 over Spain and the total eclipse of 2 August 2027 over North Africa both happen with Brazil on the night side or outside the shadow, and nothing of either is visible. The same is true of the total eclipse of 22 July 2028 over Australia. Brazil's own total eclipses are rare. The last was on 3 November 1994, when the shadow crossed the south: Foz do Iguaçu had 3 minutes 23 seconds of totality and Criciúma 4 minutes 2 seconds. On 14 October 2023 an annular eclipse ended over the North-East at sunset, with a ring of 3 minutes 35 seconds in Natal and 3 minutes 3 seconds in João Pessoa.

The Next Total Eclipse in Brazil: 12 August 2045

The next time the Sun is completely hidden over Brazil is on 12 August 2045, the same eclipse that crosses the United States from California to Florida earlier in the day. Its path reaches the north of Brazil in the afternoon and leaves over the North-East coast near sunset: Belém has 1 minute 21 seconds of totality, Recife 2 minutes 46 seconds and João Pessoa 3 minutes 26 seconds. Before that, on 12 September 2034, an annular eclipse crosses the far south, with a ring of 2 minutes 16 seconds in Porto Alegre. Anyone who wants totality sooner has to travel, and the nearest in time is the eclipse of 2 August 2027 in southern Spain, Morocco and Egypt.

Frequently asked

What time is the solar eclipse on 6 February 2027 in Brazil?

In Rio de Janeiro it begins at 11:40 a.m., reaches its maximum of 84% at 1:29 p.m. and ends at 3:05 p.m. In São Paulo the maximum, 78%, is at 1:21 p.m., and in Porto Alegre, 83%, at 12:56 p.m.

Where in Brazil is the 2028 eclipse annular?

Across the Amazon, on the morning of 26 January 2028. Manaus has a ring for 7 minutes 10 seconds at 10:28 a.m. Macapá and Belém are just outside the path and see 82% and 74%.

Is the total eclipse of 2 August 2027 visible in Brazil?

No. It is seen from southern Spain, North Africa and the Middle East. Brazil's next total eclipse is on 12 August 2045, in the north and North-East.

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