An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 17 December, 0354 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 20:59 UT. The Sun was 94% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 8 minutes and 7 seconds and covering a very broad path, 246 km wide at maximum.

The annular eclipse lasted for 8 minutes and 7 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 20:59:10 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 23rd eclipse in solar Saros series 65.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 65, is linked to lunar Saros series 58. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 20:59:10 on 17 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 01:04:52 on 18 Dec TDT
Saros Series 65 Number in Series 23
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9402
Gamma 0.4347 Path Width (km) 246
Delta T 4h06m Error ± 12m20s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 8m07s
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.