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Lunar New Year, Mardi Gras and Solar Eclipse Fall on Same Day

The annular eclipse showed a 'ring of fire' over Antarctica with 91% coverage, coinciding with Lunar New Year and Mardi Gras celebrations worldwide.

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This week is packed with holidays and celebrations. From Mardi Gras and the Lunar New Year on the day of the solar eclipse, to Lent and Ramadan.

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This Tuesday, February 17, there will be an annular solar eclipse, known as the “ring of fire”, an astronomical event that awakens expectation throughout the world. The possibility of observing it from Argentina will be possible although reduced and will be concentrated in very specific areas.In dialogue with LN+, the scientific divulgator Esteban Tablon explained that this is a particular eclipse because the Moon does not completely cover the S…

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Today, February 17th, the first day of the Lunar New Year (Year of the Horse), marks the first solar eclipse of 2026, also known as an annular eclipse or ring of fire eclipse. Will this phenomenon be visible in Vietnam?

·Viet Nam
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Providence Journal broke the news in Providence, United States on Monday, February 16, 2026.
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