Annular solar eclipse turns the sun into a glorious ‘ring of fire’ today. Here’s what you need to know.

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Annular solar eclipse turns the sun into a glorious ‘ring of fire’ today. Here’s what you need to know.


Today (Oct. 2), an annular solar eclipse will begin its journey across parts of the Pacific Ocean, southern Chile and southern Argentina. 

If you’re unable to see the eclipse in person, you can watch the annular solar eclipse online here at Space.com, courtesy of TimeandDate, and follow all the action on our solar eclipse live updates page. The annular phase of the eclipse will first be visible from Earth at 12:50 p.m. EDT (1650 GMT); however, the best time to watch livestreams will be from 3:03 to 3:09 p.m. EDT (1903 to 1909 GMT), when the ring of fire will be seen for up to 6 minutes and 11 seconds from Easter Island (also known as Rapa Nui).

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