An annular solar eclipse will turn into dramatic ring of fire on Feb 17 as the moon passes between san and Earth leaving a thin outer ring of sunlight visible.

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This strike effect will last up to 2 minutes and 20 seconds at greatest eclipse.

The eclipse will follow

Partial eclipse begins 4 56 am EST

Maximum ring of fire annularity 7 12 am EST

Partial eclipse ends

After Feb 17 the next solar eclipse will be total solar eclipse on Aug 12 2026.

This eclipse will visible from parts of Greenland Iceland and northern Spain with partial eclipse seen across broader regions of Africa and Europe.

There is major event coming up in just few weeks.

On March 3 2026 a total lunar eclipse will turn moon blood red for skywatchers across North America Australia East Asia and New Zealand.

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An annular solar eclipse happens when moon films between Earth and sun.

The smaller looking moon leaves a bright outer ring of sun visible called ring of fire at maximum eclipse.

An annular solar eclipse when moon moves between Sun and Earth but is too far from Earth to complete cover sun disk.

The smaller looking moon leaves bright outer ring of sun visible often called ring of fire at maximum eclipse.

Never look direct at sun.

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Only small region of Antarctica lies in path of annularity a rough 2.661 mile long and 383 mile wide corridor where moon will cover about 96% of sun disk.

Viewers in Antarctica and across parts of south Africa and southernmost south America will see partial solar eclipse rather than full ring of fire.