A total eclipse of the Sun occurred on 17 April, 1029 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 22:16 UT. This marginal total eclipse lasted 3 minutes and 8 seconds, with the total path covering a small area in the north polar regions.

The total eclipse lasted for 3 minutes and 8 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 22:16:42 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 total 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 22nd eclipse in solar Saros series 51.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 51, is linked to lunar Saros series 44. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 22:16:42 on 17 Apr UT TDT Date/time (max) 05:26:57 on 18 Apr TDT
Saros Series 51 Number in Series 22
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 1.0591
Gamma 0.988 Path Width (km) 0
Delta T 7h10m Error ± 22m09s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 3m08s
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.