Solar eclipse of February 15, 2018
| Partial eclipse | |
From Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Gamma | −1.2116 |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 0.5991 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 71°00′S 0°36′E / 71°S 0.6°E |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 20:52:33 |
| References | |
| Saros | 150 (17 of 71) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9547 |
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A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Thursday, February 15, 2018, with a magnitude of 0.5991. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.
A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Antarctica and southern South America.