A partial eclipse of the Sun occurred on 23 October, 0490 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 17:44 UT. A small partial eclipse barely darkened the Sun. With just 41% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center, this was of limited interest.

Maximum eclipse was at 17:44:44 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 partial solar eclipse. (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 74.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 74, is linked to lunar Saros series 67. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 17:44:44 on 23 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 22:26:39 on 23 Oct TDT
Saros Series 74 Number in Series 8
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.4072
Gamma -1.326 Path Width (km) 0
Delta T 4h42m Error ± 13m55s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration
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.