An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 18 July, 0085 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 20:44 UT. This marginal annular eclipse lasted 3 minutes and 39 seconds, with the annular path covering a small area in the north polar regions.

The annular eclipse lasted for 3 minutes and 39 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 20:44:32 UT.

Overview Map

This map sourced from NASA Goddard Space flight Center: GSFC Eclipse Web SiteGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
shows the visibility of the annular solar eclipse. It also shows the broader area in which a partial eclipse was seen. (Click on it for the full-sized version.)

Eclipse Season and Saros Series

This eclipse season contains 2 eclipses:

This was the 8th eclipse in solar Saros series 83.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 83, is linked to lunar Saros series 76. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 20:44:32 on 18 Jul UT TDT Date/time (max) 23:54:35 on 18 Jul TDT
Saros Series 83 Number in Series 8
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9375
Gamma 0.9965 Path Width (km) 0
Delta T 3h10m Error ± 9m28s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 3m39s
Partial Rating Total Rating

Note that while all dates and times on this site (except where noted) are in UT, which is within a second of civil time, the dates and times shown in NASA's eclipse listingsGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
are in the TDT timescale.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:42 UTC.