An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 4 November, 0985 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 10:20 UT. A small annular eclipse covered only 91% of the Sun in only an extremely narrow strip, and lasted just moments.

Maximum eclipse was at 10:20:26 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 27.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 27, is linked to lunar Saros series 20. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 10:20:26 on 4 Nov UT TDT Date/time (max) 17:17:19 on 4 Nov TDT
Saros Series 27 Number in Series 57
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9099
Gamma -1.0234 Path Width (km) 0
Delta T 6h57m Error ± 20m32s (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 22:11:40 UTC.