On October 2, the annular solar eclipse will be visible from parts of the Southern Hemisphere. Although most of South America will see a partial solar eclipse, some observers will see a “ring of fire” around the moon from within a narrow annular path.
The observer’s position will determine when the ring of fire will be visible.
Remember that during an annular solar eclipse, it is never safe to look directly at it The sun without Solar eclipse glasses Designed for solar display. Read our guide on How to observe the sun safely.
When do you see the “Ring of Fire” eclipse?
The first location to see the partial phase of the annular eclipse will be at 11:43 a.m. EDT (1543 GMT). According to timeanddate.comThe first location to see the annular phase of the eclipse will begin at 12:50 PM EDT (1650 GMT) and the first location to see the maximum eclipse will occur at 2:45 PM EDT (1845 GMT).
However, the best time to watch the live stream will be from 3:03 to 3:09 PM EST (1903 to 1909 GMT), when the Ring of Fire will be visible for up to 6 minutes and 11 seconds from Easter Island/Rapa Nui . This is where most of the live streams take place, including this one timeanddate.comwill come from.
Follow everything related to the eclipse at Space.com Solar eclipse live blog And watch the event unfold via multiple live streams. Details will be published as soon as possible.
The next time to listen will be between 4:18 and 4:31 PM EDT (20:18 to 20:31 GMT) when the Ring of Fire will be visible from southern Chile and Argentina.
Here are the local times when the Ring of Fire will appear in various locations in the Southern Hemisphere on October 2.
| location | Annular | Cyclic duration |
|---|---|---|
| Orongo, Easter Island | 14:03 east | 6 minutes and 28 seconds |
| Hanga Roa, Easter Island | 14:03 east | 6 minutes and 22 seconds |
| Cochrane, Chile | 17:21 Cairo time | 5 minutes and 54 seconds |
| Santa Julia, Chile | 17:24 Cairo time | 1 second |
| Puerto Deseido, Argentina | 17:27 Art | 3 minutes and 22 seconds |
| Puerto San Julian, Argentina | 17:24 Art | 5 minutes and 12 seconds |
Moon shadows explained
Whether a Solar eclipse It will be total or toroidal depending on the current The distance between the Earth and the Moon. The Moon’s orbit around the Earth is slightly elliptical, so the distance between the two changes slightly throughout the Moon’s orbit.
if moon Large enough in the sky to cover all of the sun’s rays, it causes a Total solar eclipse. When this happens, it casts a very narrow shadow landand create an overall path.
But that’s not what will happen on October 2, when the moon will be a little further out in its orbit, so it won’t completely cover the sun. As seen from a roughly 165-mile-wide (266-kilometer) path across the Pacific Ocean, Patagonia (southern Chile and Argentina) and the Atlantic Ocean, the moon’s shadow will pass directly through the center of the sun to create a short ring of light called the “ring of fire.”
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