An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 9 October, 0676 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 18:54 UT. A small annular eclipse covered only 93% of the Sun in a very broad path, 270 km wide at maximum, and lasted 8 minutes and 13 seconds.

The annular eclipse lasted for 8 minutes and 13 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 18:54:54 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 40th 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) 18:54:54 on 9 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 00:24:52 on 10 Oct TDT
Saros Series 52 Number in Series 40
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9282
Gamma -0.0562 Path Width (km) 270
Delta T 5h30m Error ± 16m16s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 8m13s
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.