A partial eclipse of the Sun occurred on 5 April, 1698 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 16:36 UT. A moderate partial eclipse, with 54% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center, created an interesting spectacle.

Maximum eclipse was at 16:36:44 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 partial solar eclipse. (Click on it for the full-sized version.)

Eclipse Season and Saros Series

This eclipse season contains 2 eclipses:

This was the 7th eclipse in solar Saros series 31.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 31, is linked to lunar Saros series 24. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 16:36:44 on 5 Apr UT TDT Date/time (max) 03:33:07 on 6 Apr TDT
Saros Series 31 Number in Series 7
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.5389
Gamma 1.2482 Path Width (km) 0
Delta T 10h56m Error ± 1h24m (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. 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.