An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 17 September, 0172 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 21:49 UT. A small annular eclipse covered only 92% of the Sun in a very broad path, 739 km wide at maximum, and lasted 6 minutes and 40 seconds.

The annular eclipse lasted for 6 minutes and 40 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 21:49:58 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 10th eclipse in solar Saros series 80.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 80, is linked to lunar Saros series 73. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 21:49:58 on 17 Sep UT TDT Date/time (max) 01:16:16 on 18 Sep TDT
Saros Series 80 Number in Series 10
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9233
Gamma -0.9241 Path Width (km) 739
Delta T 3h26m Error ± 10m21s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 6m40s
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. For this eclipse, this makes the date shown on this site different to NASA's date.

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