A total eclipse of the Sun occurred on 23 January, 1686 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 15:41 UT. A dramatic total eclipse plunged the Sun into darkness for 3 minutes and 23 seconds at maximum, creating an amazing spectacle for observers in a broad path up to 187 km wide.

The total eclipse lasted for 3 minutes and 23 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 15:41:48 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 2 eclipses:

This eclipse belongs to solar Saros series 4.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 4, is linked to lunar Saros series -3. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 15:41:48 on 23 Jan UT TDT Date/time (max) 02:33:47 on 24 Jan TDT
Saros Series 4 Number in Series
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 1.0365
Gamma 0.7549 Path Width (km) 187
Delta T 10h52m Error ± 1h22m (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 3m23s
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 22:11:39 UTC.