Solar eclipse of February 26, 2017

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An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Sunday, February 26, 2017, with a magnitude of 0.9922. 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.

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