An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 20 April, 0899 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 22:21 UT. The Sun was 96% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 3 minutes and 4 seconds and covering a very broad path, 330 km wide at maximum.

The annular eclipse lasted for 3 minutes and 4 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 22:21:55 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 22nd eclipse in solar Saros series 53.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 53, is linked to lunar Saros series 46. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 22:21:55 on 20 Apr UT TDT Date/time (max) 04:53:45 on 21 Apr TDT
Saros Series 53 Number in Series 22
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9591
Gamma 0.8964 Path Width (km) 330
Delta T 6h32m Error ± 19m18s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 3m04s
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 22:11:40 UTC.