An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 21 January, 1797 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 17:10 UT. The Sun was 95% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 5 minutes and 49 seconds and covering a broad path up to 181 km wide.

The annular eclipse lasted for 5 minutes and 49 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 17:10:39 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 3 eclipses:

This eclipse belongs to solar Saros series 12.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 12, is linked to lunar Saros series 5. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 17:10:39 on 21 Jan UT TDT Date/time (max) 04:44:37 on 22 Jan TDT
Saros Series 12 Number in Series
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9509
Gamma -0.1047 Path Width (km) 181
Delta T 11h34m Error ± 1h35m (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 5m49s
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 22:11:38 UTC.