An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 6 February, 0477 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 10:24 UT. A small annular eclipse covered only 93% of the Sun in a very broad path, 274 km wide at maximum, and lasted 10 minutes exactly.

The annular eclipse lasted for 10 minutes exactly. Maximum eclipse was at 10:24:45 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 3 eclipses:

This was the 51st eclipse in solar Saros series 52.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 52, is linked to lunar Saros series 45. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 10:24:45 on 6 Feb UT TDT Date/time (max) 15:03:05 on 6 Feb TDT
Saros Series 52 Number in Series 51
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9274
Gamma 0.082 Path Width (km) 274
Delta T 4h38m Error ± 13m46s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 10m00s
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 22:11:41 UTC.