An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 8 May, 1058 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 17:50 UT. This marginal annular eclipse lasted 3 minutes and 47 seconds, with the annular path covering a small area in the south polar regions.

The annular eclipse lasted for 3 minutes and 47 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 17:50:47 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 9th eclipse in solar Saros series 50.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 50, is linked to lunar Saros series 43. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 17:50:47 on 8 May UT TDT Date/time (max) 01:09:50 on 9 May TDT
Saros Series 50 Number in Series 9
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9527
Gamma -0.9924 Path Width (km) 0
Delta T 7h19m Error ± 24m06s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 3m47s
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.