An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 22 January, 0644 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 20:40 UT. The Sun was 95% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 6 minutes and 2 seconds and covering a broad path up to 232 km wide.

The annular eclipse lasted for 6 minutes and 2 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 20:40:18 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 57th eclipse in solar Saros series 40.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 40, is linked to lunar Saros series 33. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 20:40:18 on 22 Jan UT TDT Date/time (max) 02:02:02 on 23 Jan TDT
Saros Series 40 Number in Series 57
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9515
Gamma 0.6456 Path Width (km) 232
Delta T 5h22m Error ± 15m51s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 6m02s
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 22:11:41 UTC.